J. Schuyler Long
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J Schuyler Long (1869 - October 31, 1933) was an educator, author, and principal. He taught deaf children and authored the first standard picture dictionary of sign Language
after becoming deaf himself as a child. He also wrote a book of poetry titled Out of the Silence.
. He graduated in 1884 and entered Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C.
In 1889 he became a teacher of the deaf and an athletic director at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. He received his degree from Gallaudet College in 1895.In 1901 he was a head teacher at the Iowa School for the Deaf and an editor of the school periodical, The Iowa Hawkeye (the mascot later changed to the bobcat). In 1902 he was made acting principal and in 1908 full principal.
He published the dictionary The Sign Language. A Manual of Signs in 1909. The Schuyler Long Collection at Galludet College includes the original 32 photograph plates used in the first edition of his Sign Language dictionary, it was the first standard picture dictionary of sign language and has been referred to as "The Deaf man's equivalent of Webster's Dictionary".
In 1914 Long received a Doctor of Letters Degree from Gallaudet College. In 1928 he began work on an anthology of poems by deaf authors. On October 31, 1933 he died from heart failure at the age of 64.
Sign language
A sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
after becoming deaf himself as a child. He also wrote a book of poetry titled Out of the Silence.
Biography
He became deaf in 1881 and entered the Iowa School for the DeafIowa School for the Deaf
Iowa School for the Deaf is a pre-K to 12th grade school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It serves students who live in Iowa or Nebraska.-History:...
. He graduated in 1884 and entered Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
In 1889 he became a teacher of the deaf and an athletic director at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. He received his degree from Gallaudet College in 1895.In 1901 he was a head teacher at the Iowa School for the Deaf and an editor of the school periodical, The Iowa Hawkeye (the mascot later changed to the bobcat). In 1902 he was made acting principal and in 1908 full principal.
He published the dictionary The Sign Language. A Manual of Signs in 1909. The Schuyler Long Collection at Galludet College includes the original 32 photograph plates used in the first edition of his Sign Language dictionary, it was the first standard picture dictionary of sign language and has been referred to as "The Deaf man's equivalent of Webster's Dictionary".
In 1914 Long received a Doctor of Letters Degree from Gallaudet College. In 1928 he began work on an anthology of poems by deaf authors. On October 31, 1933 he died from heart failure at the age of 64.