Carl Oscar Malm

Carl Oscar Malm
Photograph of Carl Oscar Malm
Illustration of Carl Oscar Malm, 1864
Born(1826-02-12)12 February 1826
Eura, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died8 June 1863(1863-06-08) (aged 37)
Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
MonumentsBust in Porvoo
EducationManillaskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
Known forFinland's first teacher of the deaf, founder of the first deaf school in Finland, father of Finnish Sign Language

Carl Oscar Malm, also known as C. O. Malm and Carl Oskar Malm (12 February 1826 – 8 June 1863) was Finland's first teacher of the deaf, founder of the first school for the deaf in the country, and the father of Finnish Sign Language.[1][2][3]

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