Louis Braille: the Blind Genius.

Duplicate of a 100 year old portrait of Louis Braille. Courtesy: Wikimedia commons.

Louis Braille .

Louise Braille was one of the exceptional teenagers in history.


Born on January 4th 1809 in Coupvray near Paris, Louis Braille became blind at the age of 3 as a result of an accident in his father’s workshop.

Despite his condition, young Braille became a notable musician and organist.


At the age of ten (1819) he got a scholarship to attend the National Institute for Blind Children, where he developed an interest in a system of writing exhibited by Charles Barbier.


At the age of 15 (1824), he developed a system of writing specially for the blind named after him till this day.

This was a system of six-dot codes which helped the blind to read and write.

He went further to adapt the system into musical notations.

He is a true model for persons who keep breaking limits and making exemplary impact despite their disabilities.

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