Ottavio Assarotti

Ottavio Assarotti: Ottavio Giovanni Battista Assarotti (1753 in Genoa – 1829) was an Italian philanthropist and founder of the first school for deaf people in Italy.

After qualifying himself for the church, he entered the society of the Pietists, Scuole Pie, who devoted themselves to the training of the young. In 1801 he heard of the Abbe Sicard's education of deaf people in Paris, and resolved to do something similar in Italy. He began with one pupil, and by degrees collected a small number around him. In 1805, Napoleon, hearing of his endeavors, ordered a convent to give him a school-house and funds for supporting twelve scholars, to be taken from the convent revenues. This order was poorly attended to until 1811, when it was renewed, and the following year Assarotti, with a considerable number of pupils, took possession of the new school. He continued here until his death in 1829. A pension, which had been awarded him by the king of Sardinia, was bequeathed to his scholars.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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Name	Assarotti, Ottavio Giovanni Battista
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1753
Place of birth
Date of death	1829
Place of death