Julius Reinhold Friedlander

Julius Reinhold Friedlander (1803–1839) was the first superintendent of the Overbrook School for the Blind in 1832.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1803. He fought for Greek independence from Turkey and in 1832 he became the first superintendent of the Overbrook School for the Blind.[2] He died in 1839.

References

  1. ^ "Julius R. Friedlander". The Friend. http://books.google.com/books?id=yEArAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA244&dq=Julius++Friedlander&hl=en&ei=_droTNWhJIP78AaozbnICQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Julius%20%20Friedlander&f=false. "Shortly after the death of J. R. Friedlander, the students of the Institution for the Blind assembled, and resolved that an obituary should be prepared for their friend and benefactor, and the task was devolved upon Henry J. Gray, of Virginia, one of the blind, a lad in his fifteenth year. We have already had occasion to notice the poetic composition, and the musical writings of this wonderful youth ; we now invite attention to his notice of his beloved teacher. We copy it from the Student's Magazine, published in the Institute, and printed with raised letters for the blind. ..." 
  2. ^ "Book reviews: Reading by Touch". British Journal of Visual Impairment 21 (3): 121. September 2003. doi:10.1177/026461960302100308. http://jvi.sagepub.com/content/21/3/121.1.extract. "... Julius Reinhold Friedlander who fought for Greek independence from Turkey before taking over as the first superintendent of the School for the Blind in ..."