Louis Braille

Personal Profile

• Date of Birth:

  January 4, 1809

• Place of Birth:

  Coupvray, France

• Place of Death:

  Paris, France

• Date of Death:

  January 6, 1852

• Cause of Death:

  Tuberculosis

• Sex:

  Male

• Nationality:

  France

• Education:

  High School: Institution des Jeunes Aveugles, Paris (1818-)

Family

• Father:

  Simon-René Braille

• Mother:

  Monique Baron

• Brother:

  Louis-Simon

• Sister:

  Monique-Catherine, Marie-Céline

Career

• Profession:

  Inventor