Talk:John Bulwer
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This is just a start.
These are some of the other references to be included-
1993Conrad, R & Weiskrantz, B C, (1984) Deafness in the 17th Century: Into Empiricism, in Sign Language Studies 45, Winter 1984, p291-399, Linstock press, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Corbett, M. & Lightbown R. W. (1979). Philocophus. In: Corbett, M. & Lightbown R. W The Comely Frontpiece: The Emblematic Title-Page in England 1550-1660. London: Routledge & Keegan Paul. p210-219.
Davis, L. J. (1997). Universalizing Marginality: How Europe became deaf in the 18th century. In: Lennard J Davis The Disability Studies Reader. New York: Routledge. p110-128.
Dekesel, K. (1992) John Bulwer: The founding father of BSL research, Signpost, Winter 1992 & Spring 1993 P11-14 & p36- 46
Greenblatt, S. (1995). Towards a universal language of motion: Reflections on a 17th century muscle man.. In: Susan Leigh Foster Choreographing History. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p25-30.
Richards, G. (1992). Mental Machinery: The origins and consequences of psychological ideas. Pt 1 1600-1850 . London: Athlone. p18, 70-75, 90.
Richards, G. ‘Bulwer, John (bap. 1606, d. 1656)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edition, Jan 2008 accessed 07/01/2008 Alchemist Jack (talk) 15:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
Dates
Many dates are unknown and can only be inferred, such as, his marrige, when he adopted Chirothea, when he attained his degree. I shall endeavour to pin them down. --Alchemist Jack (talk) 15:28, 29 August 2009 (UTC)--Alchemist Jack (talk) 15:33, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
Legacy and historical importance
Many Firsts (deaf education, work on Gesture, writings on Speech and hearing disorders, classification of the facial muscles) but almost completely unknown outside specialist circles.--Alchemist Jack (talk) 15:36, 29 August 2009 (UTC)