| Date : |
| 24th November |
| Related to : |
| Birthday of Abbé Charles-Michel de l'Épée, known as the father of the deaf. |
| Connect Date : |
| 24 November 1712 |
| Connect Place : |
| Palace of Versailles, Versailles, Yvelines, France |
| Special 1 : |
| Épée then turned his attention toward charitable services for the poor, and, on one foray into the slums of Paris, he had a chance encounter with two young deaf sisters who communicated using a sign language. |
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| Special 2 : |
| Épée decided to dedicate himself to the education and salvation of the deaf, and, in 1760, he founded a school. In line with emerging philosophical thought of the time |
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| Charles-Michel de l'Épée was born to a wealthy family in Versailles, the seat of political power in what was then the most powerful kingdom of Europe. |
