Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
Didascalocophus or the deaf and dumb mans tutor, to which is added a discourse of the nature and number of double consonants: both which tracts being the first (for what the author knows) that have been published upon either of the subjects.
Publication Details
Oxford: T. Halton, 1680 CE.
Dalgarno considered that the deaf had an advantage over the blind in opportunities of learning languages. He invented an alphabet for the use of deaf-mutes.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #3350 |
| Permanent Link | https://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/4709 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | didascalocophus-or-the-deaf-and-dumb-mans-tutor-to-which-is-added-a-discourse-of-the-nature-and-number-of-double-consonants-both-which-tracts-being-the-first-for-what-the-author-knows-that-have-been-published-upon-either-of-the-subjects |
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Publication place: Oxford