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Here's Something To Take Note On!!!!

Post by Dave The Dov » January 4th, 2009, 1:16 pm

Today is the two hundredth anniversary of his birth!!!! :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Braille

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Post by mtmynd » January 4th, 2009, 1:59 pm

A sad life, he lived, but he made the best of it. That in itself is a great lesson, eh?
Wikipedia -

Although he was admired and respected by his pupils, his braille system was not taught at the Institute during his lifetime. The air at the institute was foul and he died in Paris of tuberculosis on January 6, 1852 at the age of 43; his body was disinterred in 1952 (the centenary of his death) and honored with re-interment in the Panthéon in Paris. His system was finally, officially recognized in France two years after his death, in 1854.
Thx for the notice, DtD!!!

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