Historedia
Person

Edward Miner Gallaudet

Events
2
Episodes
6
Years
1857–1864

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward Miner Gallaudet, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. National Deaf Mute College (later Gallaudet University) established

    1857–1859

    Role: First superintendent of the new school

    1. 1857 · Washington, D.C. (school locality)Land Donation and Leadership Invitation

      Amos Kendall donated two acres of land for a school for the deaf and blind in Washington, D.C., and asked Edward Miner Gallaudet to come help lead it.

    2. 1857 · Washington, D.C. (chartered institution and beneficiaries)Congressional Chartering of the Columbia Institution

      In 1857, the 34th Congress passed H.R. 806, chartering the grammar school as the Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind.

    3. 1857 · Washington, D.C.First Superintendency of Edward Miner Gallaudet

      Edward Miner Gallaudet was the first superintendent of the new school, beginning as head administrator in 1857 after teaching at his father's school.

    4. 1858–1859 · Washington, D.C.Early Student Attendance and Reporting

      During the school's second full year, 14 deaf and 7 blind students attended, with annual reports submitted to the Secretary of the Interior.

  2. Gallaudet University founded in Washington, D.C.

    1863–1864

    Role: First President

    1. 1863–1864 · Washington, D.C.First College Courses Offered

      College-level courses were offered for the first time during the 1863–64 academic year, preceding the formal charter.

    2. April 8, 1864 · Washington, D.C.Lincoln Signs Enabling Act

      President Abraham Lincoln signed an enabling act on April 8, 1864, authorizing the Columbia Institution to confer college degrees.

Sources

  1. Gallaudet University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06
  2. Edward Miner Gallaudet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-20