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Louis Braille

Louis BrailleBorn: 4-Jan-1809
Birthplace: Coupvray, France
Died: 6-Jan-1852
Location of death: Paris, France
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Remains: Buried, Panthéon, Paris, France

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Inventor

Nationality: France
Executive summary: Creator, Braille System of encoding

Father: Simon-René Braille (saddlemaker)
Mother: Monique Baron
Sister: Monique-Catherine
Brother: Louis-Simon
Sister: Marie-Céline

    High School: Institution des Jeunes Aveugles, Paris (1818-)
    Teacher: Institution des Jeunes Aveugles, Paris (1826-)

    Exhumed from the Coupvray churchyard (20-Jun-1952)
    Risk Factors: Blindness



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