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Javal, Ernest Leopold
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or French administrative officer; born Sept. 25, 1843, at Paris; died there Sept. 1, 1897; son of Leopold Javal. He was a lieutenant in the Gardes Mobiles during the Franco-Prussian war (1870-71). In 1877 he was appointed successively subprefect of Boussac and Aubusson; in 1880, of Lunéville; in 1881, of Doucie(June 27) and Guéret (July 30), and in the same year he became prefect of the department La Creuse at Guéret; in 1883, inspector of administrative service in the Ministry of the Interior; and in 1885, director of the Institution Nationale des Sourds-Muets. As a result of observations made during a prolonged visit to America, he introduced in the institution various innovations, including manual training and the oral method of instructing deaf-mutes. He was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1888.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Javal, Ernest Leopold'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/j/javal-ernest-leopold.html. 1901.
