Sophia Wilkens

Sophia Wilkens
Born(1817-12-14)December 14, 1817
Kristianstad, Sweden
DiedMarch 22, 1889(1889-03-22) (aged 71)
Blekinge, Sweden
OccupationsEducator, social reformer
Known forPioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability

Sofia Charlotta Wilkens (née Thomée; December 14, 1817 – March 22, 1889) was a Swedish pedagogue. She is counted as a pioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability, as well as deaf and mute students. She founded the Deaf and Mute Institute in Karlskrona, a combined orphanage, training school and working home for pupils with physical and intellectual disabilities, and was its manager from 1859 to 1877.

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