Louis Braille
Inventor

Louis Braille Net Worth

Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in Coupvray, France and is best known as the blind inventor of the Braille system of writing for blind people. He later extended his system to include musical notations and published his first book on the subject in 1829. His book, "Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them," was a groundbreaking work that has helped countless blind people to read and write.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day January 4, 1809
Birth Place Coupvray, France
Age 210 YEARS OLD
Died On Jan 6, 1852 (age 43)
Birth Sign Capricorn

💰 Net worth: $85 Million (2024)

About

Blind Inventor of a system of writing for blind people known as Braille. He later extended his system into musical notations, and, in 1829, he published his first book on his work, "Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them."

Before Fame

An accident with his father's tools cost him the use of his eyes.

Trivia

He was only fifteen years old when he invented Braille, which is a tactile language based on raised dots.

Family Life

He was born to parents Monique and Simon-Rene and had three older siblings: Monique Catherine Josephine, Louis-Simon, and Marie Celine.

Associated With

He was the Inventor of Braille, whereas Samuel Morse was the Inventor of the Morse code.

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