Louis Braille (/ breɪl / 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 …

3 days ago · 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 …

Louis Braille died on January 6, 1852 at the age of 43, having lived a successful life as teacher, musician, researcher, and inventor. In 2009, the world celebrated Braille's Bicentennial.

Between 1824 and 1825, Louis Braille created a system of raised dot letters that could be read with the hands. Initially ignored, his invention would be universally adopted by the 20th century,...

Jan 16, 2025 · Learn about the story of Louis Braille, the inventor of the tactile writing system that revolutionized the lives of millions of blind people.

Although the work of many others contributed to his accomplishment, Louis Braille's invention of a tactile six-dot reading and writing system revolutionized the way blind people perceived and …

Louis Braille publishes the first braille book, Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them. A gifted musician who studied …

World Braille Day is celebrated every year on January 4. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Louis Braille (1809-1852), the French inventor of the tactile reading and writing …

The Louis Braille Museum illustrates the life and legacy of the creator of the braille code—a system of raised dots representing letters, numbers, and punctuation which revolutionized the …

11 hours ago · Louis Braille (January 4, 1809 - January 6, 1852) was a French educator, inventor and disability rights pioneer whose life’s work transformed the meaning of literacy for the …