Robert
Joseph
Smithdas
Born in Brentwood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Brother of
Olga (Smithdas) Bender
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 89
in Fort Collins, Colorado
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Aug 2016
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Biography
Advocate, teacher, poet, author.
First blind & deaf person to earn a Master's degree.
First blind & deaf American man to receive college degree, 2nd blind & deaf American (after Helen Keller) to do so.
Barbara Walters says he was her most memorable interview.
Sources
- 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCY-CLK : accessed 24 February 2023), Robert J Smithdas in household of Joseph W Smitdas, Pittsburgh (Districts 251-488), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 363, sheet 22B, line 71, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1988; FHL microfilm 2,341,722.
- Biography: Wikipedia Bio [1]
- Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 February 2023, 21:46), entry for Robert J Smithdas (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LF9K-J6N ); contributed by various users.
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