Louis Braille

French educator and inventor of braille (1809–1852)

Louis Braille ( 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. Braille was blinded in one eye at the age of three.

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