Valentin Haüy
Organization founder
1745 – 1822
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Who was Valentin Haüy?
Valentin Haüy was the founder, in 1784, of the first school for the blind, the Royal Institution for the Young Blind in Paris. In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school.
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- Born
- Nov 13, 1745
Saint-Just-en-Chaussée - Also known as
- Valentin Hauy
- Siblings
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Mar 19, 1822
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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