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Marie Heurtin
1885-04-13 – 1921-07-22
Life & Legacy
Marie Heurtin (13 April 1885 – 22 July 1921) was a French deafblind woman. Despite learning no language until the age of ten, Marie was taught to sign, read, and write by the nuns of Notre Dame de Larnay, a convent near Poitiers. As a young adult, Marie helped educate other deafblind girls at the convent, including her younger sister, who was also deafblind.
Occupation & Career
teacher
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q3292571 — wikidata View source
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