Louis Braille

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Louis Braille (born January 4, 1809, died January 6, 1852) was a French inventor who invented the "Braille" system, which helps blind people read.Louis Braille (January 4, 1809 – January 6, 1852) was the inventor of braille[1], a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for reading and writing. Braille is read by passing one's fingers over characters made up of an arrangement of one to six embossed points. It has been adapted to almost every known language.

He went to the Royal Institute of Blind Youth at the age of ten. Braille was a good student, especially when it came to science and music. Later he became a church organist. He was also a teacher at the Institute of Blind Youth.He was tortured by his teachers and he had very poor health. Louis Braille died at the age of 42 due to his tuberculosis.

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