HISTORY OF LOUIS BRAILLE (1809-1852) INTRODUCTION Celebrating the Bicentennial of Louis Braille's Birth The Louis Braille Museum illustrates the life and legacy of the creator of the braille code—a system of raised dots representing letters, numbers, and punctuation which revolutionized the way blind people read and write. Using photographs, engravings, and illustrations from books preserved in the American Foundation for the Blind's Archives and Rare Book Collection, the museum traces Louis Braille's life from his childhood in Coupvray, through his student years in Paris, to his invention of the braille code, and the recognition of its importance throughout the world. Born in Coupvary Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in
