Pär Aron Borg

Pär Aron Borg
Pär Aron Borg
Born	4 July 1776 ; Avesta parish
Died	22 April 1839 (aged 62); City of Stockholm
Resting place	Norra begravningsplatsen
Alma mater	Uppsala University ;
Occupation	Sign language teacher, deaf school founder
Children	Ossian Edmund Borg

Pär Aron Borg (4 July 1776 – 22 April 1839) was a

deaf.^[1]

Biography

Borg was born in the parish of Avesta in Dalarna, Sweden. After studies at Uppsala University (1796–1798), he became a secretary in the Central Government Office (centrala ämbetsverk) in Stockholm.^[2]

After having seen a play where a deaf boy communicated by gestures, he was inspired to create a

Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte (1759–1818). The school had deaf teachers, and the instruction was taught in sign language.^[1]

Among his notable students was concert singer, composer and poet

Johanna Berglind (1816–1903), also an important figure in the history of the education of the deaf in Sweden.^[3]^[4]

Borg made a trip to Portugal in 1823–1828, where he founded a school for the deaf; thereby Portugal was given the same manual alphabet as Sweden. Pär Aron Borg died in 1839 and was succeeded as director of the institute by his son, Ossian Edmund Borg (1812–1892).^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b J. Prawitz. "Pär Aron Borg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "centrala ämbetsverk". Nationalencyklopedin AB. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ Axel Nelson. "Charlotte Seuerling, den blinda harpospelerskan". axelnelson.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ "Berglind, Johanna". Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^ J. Prawitz. "Ossian Edmund Borg". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2018.

Other sources

Svensk Läraretidning nr 29, 1901, om Borg (in Swedish)
Om Borg på Manillas skoltidning (in Swedish)

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