# William Moon

> William Moon was an Englishman who created Moon type, the first widely used practical reading alphabet for the blind.

*British inventor (1818-1894)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-moon

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1818-12-18
- **Died:** 1894-10-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Moon was an Englishman who created Moon type, the first widely used practical reading alphabet for the blind.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 29.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2580060)

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