Rasmus Malling-Hansen - curriculum vitae

1835: Born in Hunseby, Denmark, as the first son of Johan Frederik Hansen and Juliane Hansen, born Matzen

1850: Confirmation in Hunseby

1850-52: Trained to be a painter

1852-54: Student at the Jonstrup Teachers seminarium

1854-55: Teacher in Maglemer old school, Hunseby and private teacher at Knuthenborg and in the home of the minister in Hunseby     

1855-58: Theology - own studies

1858-59: Student of theology at the University

1859-61: Teacher at the Royal Institute for the deaf-mutes in Copenhagen

1861-62: Student - theology

1862-64: Teacher and later headmaster at the Royal Institute for the deaf-mutes in Schlesvig

1865: Final University examination

            Married to Cathrine Georgia Heiberg, 1841-1876

            Invents the first writing ball

1865-90: Principal at the Royal Institute for the deaf-mutes in Copenhagen

1866: First daughter: Juliane

1868: Second daughter: Engelke

            Went on a study tour around Europe to make researches about

            new methods and ways of organizing the teaching of the deaf

1869: Third daughter: Emma

1870: Fourth daughter: Zarah

            First patent on the writing ball

1872: Invention of the Takygraf and the Xerografi

            First prize medal at the Scandinavian exhibition in Copenhagen

            Danish merit medal in gold for the invention of the writing ball

1873: Fifth daughter: Johanne 

            The Vortschritts medal - first prize at the World Exhibition in Vienna

            Austrian Goldmedal "pro literus et artibus"

1874: Sixth daughter: Karen

            New model of the writing ball; with a flat carriage

1875: Seventh daughter: Marie

            New model of the writing ball; the tall model without an electromagnetic

            battery

1876: The death of his first wife: Cathrine Georgia Heiberg

             Knight of the Swedish Vasa order

             Elected as chairman on a large Internordic School Meeting in

             Copenhagen

1877: Starts a project of systematicly measurings of the hight of a group of children at the Institute to check if their fysical development is satisfactory

1878: New model of the writing ball; now with a colour ribbon

            First prize medal at the World exhibition in Paris

1880: Marriage to his second wife; Anna, born Steenstrup(1842-1897)

            Knight of the Danebrog, Denmark

1882-1883: Systematicly weighings on large weights several times every day of a large group of children at the Institute, to do researches about the development of their weight

1884: Lecture at an international science congress in Copenhagen, about the variations in the growth of children

1886: Publication of his book on the same topic, in Danish and German

1888: New model of the writing ball - developed by the mecanic Lyngbye - now with a paper platen. Receives the first prize medal at the Art and Industry exhibition in Copenhagen

1889: Member of a public commettee - writes the final proposals of the commettee, concerning the organization of the teacing of the deaf-mutes in Denmark

1890: Seriously ill from a heart desease

1890: Lecture at an internordic teachers conference in Copenhagen about the development of the teaching of the deaf mutes

1890: Speech at the 100 years anniversary of the Jonstrup tachers seminar

1890: Dies of a heart attack

 

Oslo, 26.11.06

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