Stuttering therapy in 1837 and a young boy's dramatic experience.
This is a historical account of the first known case of stuttering therapy in Norway. In his autobiography, school administrator and politician Nils Hertzberg relates how he in 1837 as a 10-year-old boy travelled on horseback, skis and by boat across Norway from west to east and back in order to receive therapy from a travelling German speech teacher C.F. Bansmann. The article provides extracts from the exciting and dramatic journey, describes Bansmann's method and offers some comments on stuttering and stuttering therapy.
Institute of Educational Research, University of Oslo, Norway.
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D049672:History, 19th Century; D009664:Norway; D013070:Speech Therapy; D013342:Stuttering / Q000266:history* / Q000628:therapy