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Louis Braille (/ b r eɪ l / brayl; French: [lwi bʁɑj]; 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.
Louis Braille (born January 4, 1809, Coupvray, near Paris, France—died January 6, 1852, 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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Apr 2, 2014 · 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...
Louis Braille is the inventor of the braille code. He was born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, France. At the age of 3, while playing in his father's shop, Louis injured his eye on a sharp tool.
May 24, 2024 · Braille, universally accepted system of writing used by and for blind persons, invented by Louis Braille in 1824. It consists of a code of 63 characters, each made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a six-position matrix or cell.
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May 18, 2018 · BRAILLE, LOUIS (1809–1852), French teacher who devised the Braille system of raised-point reading and writing for the blind. Louis Braille , the youngest of four children, was born in Coupvray (Seine-et-Marne), a small village near Paris.
