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January 4, 1809
Louis braille was born in Coupvray, France. He has two brothers and one sister -
1812
At age 3, Louis loses his sight when an infection develops after he pokes himself in the eye with a stitching awl. At age 6 Father Palluy comes to Coupvray and becomes the priest at the local Catholic church. He begins Louis' education and instructs him in religion. when Louis is 10 he moves to the Royal Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. -
1821 - 1824
in 1821 at age 12 Louis is introduced to to Barbiers' night-writing system. He starts to make improvements, which leads to his own system and in 1824 at age 15 Louis presents his system to Dr. Pignier a director of the Royal Institute for Blind Youth. -
1826
When Louis is 17 he graduates and becomes a student teacher at the royal Institute for Blind Youth and starts creating a book about his new system. -
1829
When he is 20 he publishes his first book describing his system, which is now know as "Braille" to honor his life changing invention. -
1833 - 1834
At age 24 in 1833 Louis is promoted as the official church organist at Saint Nicholas-des-Champs, in Paris. Louis exhibits his system at the 1834 Paris Exposition of Industry. The king watches a performance, but does not offer official support. -
1835 - 1839
in 1835 Doctors examine Louis and diagnosed him with tuberculosis, a disease that effects the lungs.in 1839 Louis invents raphigraphy, it raised dots in the shape of letters (for better readability by sighted people.) -
1843
in 1843 Louis' suggestion to move the the Royal Institute for Blind Youth to a healthier facility is accepted. -
Interesting Facts
His father was a shoemaker and the young Louis enjoyed playing in his father's workshop.
Filled other blind peoples lives with books because of his system.
a doctor burned books he had made for blind kids because he didnt want them to learn. -
January 6, 1852
Just two days after his 43rd birthday, Louis Braille died of tuberculosis. His body is originally buried in his hometown of Coupvray, but later everything except his hands were later moved to the Pantheon, where many of France's greatest heroes lie. -
1854
Louis' dream of his system being nationally recognized for his system comes true, even though he did not live to see it. -
Importance
Louis Braille is important to history because he made it possible for the visually impaired to learn to read and write with the braille alphabet.
