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charecter sketch of mr. anagnos​

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Michael Anagnos (formerly Anagnostopoulos) was born November 7, 1837 in Papingo, Greece.

Anagnos was a trustee and later second director of the Perkins School for the Blind (then Perkins Institution) from 1876 until his death in 1906.

Anagnos was a friend, assistant and son-in-law to Perkins’ founding director Samuel Gridley Howe.

In 1886 Anagnos was contacted by Helen Keller’s parents and recommended Anne Sullivan as teacher.

He served as a mentor and friend to Sullivan, and wrote frequently about Helen Keller’s progress in the Annual Reports.

Anagnos was a successful fundraiser and helped establish the first Kindergarten for the Blind in Jamaica Plain, MA in 1887.