Author Archives: Emily Donahoe

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Didascalocophus or the Deaf and Dumb man’s tutor was written by George Dalgarno and published in 1680. It was intended as a language for the deaf and the mute that they could learn in order to better communicate with those … Continued

Logopandecteision was a work by Sir Thomas Urquhart that was published in 1653. It was written as a proposal for a universal language. It was written in several parts, the most famous section being a list of the language’s 66 … Continued

Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty (1611-1660) is not as well known as many other writers of universal languages are. He was probably born in the family’s town house in Banff or in the old castle of Cromarty but there is … Continued

George Dalgarno (1616-1687) was known as a writer of language. He was born in Old Aberdeen, Scotland. No primary documents have survived concerning his family background. There is no record of him graduating but there are records of him attending … Continued

Francis Bacon  was born in Strand, London as the second of two sons to Sir Nicholas Bacon and his second wife, Anne. He spent most of his early life with his older brother near St. Albans in a location his … Continued

Thomas Sprat (bap. 1635-1713) was born in Beaminster, Dorset to his father, Thomas Sprat, and mother, name unknown. Receiving a great deal of education at Wadham College, Oxford (and Cambridge in 1671), he was eventually elected as a fellow of … Continued

Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) was born in London, and was the seventh son of Thomas and Thomasine Cowley. Because his father died soon before Cowley’s birth, his mother, Thomasine, largely influenced Cowley’s education and career. In fact, her copy of Spenser’s … Continued