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Epée, Charles Michel, Abbé de L'
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A noted philanthropist, born at Versailles; took holy orders, but was divested of them on account of Jansenist views; devoted his life to the instruction of deaf-mutes, for whom he founded an institute, and invented a language of signs (1712-1789).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Epée, Charles Michel, Abbé de L''. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/epace-charles-michel-abbac-de-l.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.