Put in order what came first in Laurent Clerc's life = Sailed across the sea to America.

= He fell into the fire and lost both his hearing and sense of smell.

= Founded a school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.

= Entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris.

He fell into the fire and lost both his hearing and sense of smell.

Entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris.

Sailed across the sea to America.

Founded a school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut.

Explanation:

Laurent Clerc was born in December 26, 1785 in La Balme-les-Grottes, Isère. When he was a year old, he fell into a fire, sustaining burns that resulted into the permanent loss of his hearing and smelling abilities, and it left a huge scar on his right cheek. He Entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris, and  he was taught by Abbe Sicard and Jean Massieu who was deaf too.  in 1816, Gaulladet invited Clerc to accompany him to the United States, and they ssailed across the sea to America. When they arrived in America they worked together to establish the first permanent school for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, which is now known as the American School for the Deaf.

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