Carl Oscar Malm
Finnish educator, founder of Finnish Sign Language / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carl Oscar Malm, also known as C. O. Malm and Carl Oskar Malm (12 February 1826 – 8 June 1863) was Finland's first teacher of the deaf, founder of the first school for the deaf in the country, and the father of Finnish Sign Language.[1][2][3]
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Carl Oscar Malm | |
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Born | (1826-02-12)12 February 1826 Eura, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Died | 8 June 1863(1863-06-08) (aged 37) Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
Monuments | Bust in Porvoo |
Education | Manillaskolan, Stockholm, Sweden |
Known for | Finland's first teacher of the deaf, founder of the first deaf school in Finland, father of Finnish Sign Language |
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