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- Louis Braille was a French educationist and inventor who devised a system of reading and writing for use by the blind.
Louis Braille
(1809-1852)
Who Was Louis Braille?
The son of a harness-maker, Louis Braille was blinded by an accident when he was three. Educated at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, Braille developed a raised-dot code that enabled blind people to read and write. Although his system was in limited use during his lifetime, it has since been accepted globally. Louis Braille died in 1852.
Early Life and Education
Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, France, the fourth child of Simon-René and Monique Braille. Simon-René Braille made harnesses, saddles and other horse tack.
When Braille was three years old, he injured one of his eyes with an awl (a sharp tool used to make holes in leather). Both his eyes eventually became infected, and by the time Braille was five, he was completely blind. Although there were few options for blind people at that time, Braille's parents wanted their son to be educated. He attended school in their village and lea
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Louis Braille - Facts, Invention & Death - Biography
- Louis Braille (born January 4, , Coupvray, near Paris, France—died January 6, , Paris) was a French educator who developed a system of printing and writing, called Braille, that is extensively used by the blind.
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Louis Braille - Facts, Invention & Death - Biography
- (age 20) - Louis publishes the first book describing his system, now generally know as "Braille" in honor of him.
Louis Braille Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline
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Louis Braille Timeline - Braille: Literacy for the Blind - Weebly
- 1829 (age 20) - Louis publishes the first book describing his system, now generally know as "Braille" in honor of him.