Louis braille real photo
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In 1809, three history-making individuals were born:
● Abraham Lincoln, the American and 16th president of the United States,
● Charles Darwin, the Englishman and founder of the theory of evolution of living species,
● and Louis Braille, the Frenchman who invented the eponymous alphabet. His worldwide literacy method for the blind made him the one to give them the means of accessing learning and knowledge.
Louis Braille was born on 4 January 1809 in Coupvray, in Seine-et-Marne, about forty kilometers east of Paris. The youngest of four siblings, he was raised by loving and caring parents.
A tragic accident at the age of three in his father's saddlery shop caused Louis to go blind. Imitating his father and holding a sharp tool, he severely injured his right eye. Medical knowledge at that time could not save his eyesight, an infection spread to both eyes, and by the age of five Louis was completely blind.
Fortunately, Louis was lucky to be raised in a close-knit family, with parents who wanted to give him
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Louis Braille
French educator and inventor of the Braille system (1809–1852)
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| Born | (1809-01-04)4 January 1809 Coupvray, French Empire |
| Died | 6 January 1852(1852-01-06) (aged 43) Paris, French Republic |
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| Known for | Braille |
Louis Braille (brayl; French:[lwibʁɑj]; 4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing system named after him, braille, intended for use by visually impaired people. His system is used worldwide and remains virtually unchanged to this day.
Braille was blinded in one eye at the age of three. This occurred as a result from an accident with a stitching awl in his father's harness making shop. Consequently, an infection set in and spread to both eyes, resulting in total blindness.[1] At that time, there were not many resources in place for the blind, but he nevertheless excelled in his education and received a scholarship to France's Royal Institute for Blind Youth. While still a student there, he began developin
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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 learned by listening. An attentive student, when he was 10 years old, he received a scholarship to atte
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