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Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol 4, 69-69, Copyright © 1999 by Oxford University Press

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Endnote. Antonio Provolo: hero or villain?

D Shurman
11/4 Yotzer Boulevard, Tel Aviv, Israel 62746. E-mail: dvoras@netvision.net.il

Antonio Provolo, of Verona Italy (1801-1842), was a priest who was 'inspired' to teach deaf children by giving them the gift of speech through music. Under the patronage of a wealthy noblewoman he set up a school in Verona where he taught 'deafmutes' to peak with normal intonation and rhythm and to sing. He was a gifted musician himself and used his skills and training to develop his brilliantly innovative techniques, which are briefly described in this article. But, like many dedicated innovators, he was a fanatic. To further his system, he insisted on banning any use of sign-and thus indirectly contributed to the banning of sign at the Milan Conference in 1880.
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