Samuel Gridley Howe
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Samuel Gridley Howe was a 19th-century American physician, abolitionist, and pioneering educator best known for his work with the blind and as the first director of the Perkins School for the Blind.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samuel Gridley Howe canonical | 12 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American abolitionist
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abolitionist ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of slavery in the United States
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education of people with disabilities ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1801-11-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|
| burialPlace |
Mount Auburn Cemetery
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surface form:
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1876-01-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Harvard Medical School ⓘ |
| employer | Perkins School for the Blind ⓘ |
| familyName | Howe ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education of the blind
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medicine ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Gridley Howe self-link ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| knownFor | educating Laura Bridgman, a deafblind student ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
| militaryRole | surgeon in the Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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disability rights advocacy ⓘ education reform ⓘ prison reform ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directorship of the Perkins School for the Blind
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pioneering education for the blind ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Laura Bridgman ⓘ |
| notableWork | Annual reports on the education of the blind ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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educator ⓘ physician ⓘ social reformer ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Florence Howe Hall
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Maud Howe Elliott ⓘ
surface form:
Julia Romana Howe
Laura E. Richards ⓘ Maud Howe Elliott ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| positionHeld | first director of the Perkins School for the Blind ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|
| spouse | Julia Ward Howe ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel Gridley Howe Description of subject: Samuel Gridley Howe was a 19th-century American physician, abolitionist, and pioneering educator best known for his work with the blind and as the first director of the Perkins School for the Blind.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Julia Ward Howe