Deaf Persons in the Arts and Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary
- ISBN-10
- 0313291705
- ISBN-13
- 9780313291708
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 424
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Authors
- Harry G. Lang, Bonnie Meath-Lang
Description
Recounts the lives and careers of one hundred fifty hearing impaired individuals, mostly American and British, including actors, artists, scientists, authors, musicians, educators, and public figures
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