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Marie Heurtin
Marie Heurtin (13 April 188522 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. Biography Marie Joséphine Heurtin was born on 13 April 1885 in Vertou, Vertou, Loire-Inférieure. Her parents were Stanislas Aristide, a cooper, and Josephine Marie, a charwoman; they were reported to be second cousins. Marie was the couple's first child of nine, but only six lived past their infancy. Several of the children were born either blind or deafblind, including Marie, who was born deafblind; Stanislas (born 1896), born deaf and partially sighted; and Marthe (born 1902), also deafblind. Marie spent the first ten years of her life at her family's home with no formal instruction. She was described as having "passionate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poitiers
Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomeration has 130,853 inhabitants in 2016 and is the center of an urban area of 261,795 inhabitants. With more than 29,000 students, Poitiers has been a major university city since the creation of its university in 1431, having hosted René Descartes, Joachim du Bellay and François Rabelais, among others. A city of art and history, still known as "''Ville aux cent clochers''" the centre of town is picturesque and its streets include predominantly historical architecture and half-timbered houses, especially religious architecture, mostly from the Romanesque period ; including notably the Saint-Jean baptistery (4th century), the hypogeum of the Dunes (7th century), the Notre-Dame-la-Grande church (12th century), the Saint-Porchaire church (12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
