Valentin Haüy
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 202 years ago |
Date of birth | November 13,1745 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Saint-Just-en-Chaussee |
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Date of died | March 19,1822 |
Died | Paris |
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Known for | first school for the blind |
school for the blind | |
Education | University of Paris |
Siblings | René Just Haüy |
Books | An Essay on the Education of the Blind |
Founded | Institut National Des Jeunes Aveugles |
Place of burial | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France |
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ID | 414609 |
Valentin Haüy Life story
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.