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Louis Braille

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Louis Braille , 1809?-1852, French inventor of the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind. Having become blind from an accident at the age of 3, he was admitted at 10 to the Institution nationale des Jeunes Aveugles in Paris. Later he taught there. In order to make his instruction easier, he chose Charles Barbier's system of writing with points, evolving a much simpler one from that system. He was interested in music as well and for a time played the organ in a church in Paris. The Braille system consists of six raised points or dots used in 63 possible combinations. It is in... Read more
Braille, Louis
Louis Braille Born: January 4, 1809 Coupvray, France...French teacher and advocate for the blind Louis Braille designed the coding system, based on...read through touch. Childhood accident Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, France, on January... Read more
Louis Braille
Louis Braille Louis Braille (1809-1852) designed the coding system...Triumph Over Darkness: The Life of Louis Braille, Allen & Unwin Australia, 1988. Bryant, Jennifer, Louis Braille: Inventor, Chelsea House, 1993. Roblin... Read more

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