Samuel Gridley Howe ✓
(1801–1876)
physician
United States
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Samuel Gridley Howe (1801–1876) was a United States physician.
About Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe was an American physician, abolitionist, and advocate of education for the blind. He organized and was the first director of the Perkins Institution. In 1824, he went to Greece to serve as a surgeon in the Greek War of Independence. He arranged for support for refugees and brought many Greek children back to Boston with him for their education.
Notable works:
Letters and Journals of Samuel Gridley Howe; Volume 2
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