Louis Braille By blakekernan Jan 4, 1809 Born in Coupvray, France Jan 4, 1812 Blinded in an accident in his fathers workshop Sep 1, 1819 Began studies in Paris at the National Institute for Blind Children Oct 27, 1827 Louis published the first book printed using braille to describe and teach his system Feb 24, 1828 Louis becomes a full time teacher at the school where he was once a student Mar 21, 1840 Louis and his friend Pierre Foucault developed a machine to speed up the printing process Jan 6, 1852 When Louis died at age 43, not one newspaper in all of Paris wrote of his death May 27, 1868 Braille, his 6-dot method is accepted as a world wide standard
