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Oswald Berkhan | |
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Born |
Blankenburg,
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 19 March 1834
Died | 15 February 1917
Braunschweig,
Lower Saxony, Germany | (aged 82)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | First person to identify dyslexia |
Oswald Berkhan (19 March 1834 – 15 February 1917) was a German physician.
Born in Blankenburg am Harz, he was one of the initiators of the "Idioten-Anstalt Neuerkerode" (institution for people with mental illnesses), which was thought to be a sanctuary for disabled and ill people. He was also a dedicated reformer of special education schools.[ citation needed]
He was the first person to identify dyslexia, in 1881, [1] though the term "dyslexia" was coined several years later (in 1887) by Rudolf Berlin, who was an ophthalmologist in Stuttgart. [2]
Berkhan died in Braunschweig.
In 2016, Oswald Foundation, an accessibility technology company named after Berkhan, [3] [4] was established to build products for individuals suffering from disabilities. [5]
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2011) |
Oswald Berkhan | |
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Born |
Blankenburg,
Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 19 March 1834
Died | 15 February 1917
Braunschweig,
Lower Saxony, Germany | (aged 82)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | First person to identify dyslexia |
Oswald Berkhan (19 March 1834 – 15 February 1917) was a German physician.
Born in Blankenburg am Harz, he was one of the initiators of the "Idioten-Anstalt Neuerkerode" (institution for people with mental illnesses), which was thought to be a sanctuary for disabled and ill people. He was also a dedicated reformer of special education schools.[ citation needed]
He was the first person to identify dyslexia, in 1881, [1] though the term "dyslexia" was coined several years later (in 1887) by Rudolf Berlin, who was an ophthalmologist in Stuttgart. [2]
Berkhan died in Braunschweig.
In 2016, Oswald Foundation, an accessibility technology company named after Berkhan, [3] [4] was established to build products for individuals suffering from disabilities. [5]