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Monday, January 4, 2016

Louis Braille, benefactor to the blind, was born today in 1809

Louis Braille, né le 4 janvier 1809 à Coupvray, près de Paris, et mort le 6 janvier 1852, est l'inventeur du système d'écriture tactile à points saillants, à l'usage des personnes aveugles ou fortement malvoyantes : le braille.
Louis Braille (4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. His system remains known worldwide simply as braille.
Louis Braille | Braille close-up
Louis Braille | Braille close-up
Plaque: 2, rue des Écoles
Louis Braille
1809-1852
L'inventeur du braille a conçu son
système universel à cet emplacement,
lorsque l'institut des jeunes aveugles
s'y trouvait de 1816 à 1843.
INJA 2002
Louis Braille
1809-1852
The Braille system's inventor designed it here,
where the institut des jeunes aveugles (Institute for Blind Youth) stood between 1816 and 1843.
INJA 2002

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