Peter Atke Castberg

Peter Atke Castberg (3 August 1779 – 30 April 1823) was a Danish professor and physician who founded modern deaf education in Denmark.

In the meantime, he began privately tutoring deaf students, choosing the French method of instruction, which emphasized the use of sign language.

[4] The relevant law was enacted by Christian IX on 17 April 1807,[5] and the education of 10 students thus officially began at Det Kongelige Døvstumme-Institut i Kjøbenhavn ('the Royal Institute for the Deaf-Mute in Copenhagen').

[8] According to the law of 11 April 1817, all deaf children in Denmark were to receive an education at the institute, which led to cramped conditions.

A bust of Peter Atke Castberg is located at Skolen på Kastelsvej, a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children.