Valentin Haüy
Founder of the first school for the blind · France · On the map · Writers · Lived 1745 to 1822 · aged 76 · Born 281 years ago today
Valentin Haüy was the founder, in 1785, of the first school for the blind, the Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school.
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France
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Lived 1745 to 1822 · aged 76
