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At the age of seven he went to study at Thomas Braidwood's Academy for the Deaf and Dumb in Edinburgh, the first school for deaf children in the British Isles.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2012
Braidwood's success attracted pupils from as far as the Americas, and parents paid substantial tuition for his services.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2012
Goodricke went on to study at the Warrington Academy, one of the academies run by religious dissenters, for three years after leaving Braidwood's.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2012
Braidwood's other major digs were at Cayonu in Turkey and Sarab in Iran, both of which are also prehistoric farming villages.
From Time Magazine Archive
How far any former teachers have succeeded, it is not easy to know; the improvement of Mr. Braidwood’s pupils is wonderful.
From Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland by Johnson, Samuel
