Arpad Gaspar
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* Körmöcbánya, January 6, 1915 – † Pécs, November 3, 1974 / special education teacher, college professor ; ; In 1937, he obtained a special education teacher's diploma in Budapest, and then worked for the education of the deaf for nearly forty years. In 1937–1939, he was an unpaid teacher at the Budapest Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, and in 1940–1947, he was a teacher at the National Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Vácott. In 1947–1964, he was again a teacher and deputy director in Budapest. In the meantime, he also studied law and humanities. From 1964, he was an assistant professor and then associate professor at the Special Education Teacher Training College. His research field is speech education and sign language for the deaf. He was the author of numerous textbooks, methodological works, technical tools and educational films. He received the Semmelweis Memorial Medal for his work (1968). ; ; His main works: "Trioptophon" – three dimensional "Phonetic Mirror" combined with amplifier (co-author), 1964, ; Methodology for teaching the hearing impaired; I-II., 1965–68, Hand signals used in teaching pronunciation to the deaf, 1973.