Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Louis Braille (1809-1852)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024
1. Louis Braille Marker
Erected 2002 by Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 6, 1852.
Location. 48° 50.861′ N, 2° 21.149′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Victor. It is at the intersection of Rue des Écoles and Rue due Cardinal Lemoine, on the right when traveling west on Rue des Écoles. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Rue des Écoles, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La Porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate (here, next to this marker); Collège du Cardinal Lemoine (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Collège du Cardinal Lemoine (within shouting distance of this marker); La porte Saint-Victor / Saint Victor Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Collège Rognoni Deported Jewish Student Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ampère découvre l’électrodynamique / Ampère Discovers Electrodynamics (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); André-Marie Ampère (about 120 meters away); Les premieres paratonnerres / The First Lightning Rods (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
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Also see . . . Louis Braille (Wikipedia).
Overview: Louis Braille (4 January 1809 – 6 January 1852) was a French educator and the inventor of a reading and writing(Submitted on September 11, 2024.)system named after him, braille, intended for use by visually impaired people. His system is used worldwide and remains virtually unchanged to this day.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 20242. Louis Braille (1809-1852) Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here just to the left of the green light.
Legacy: Because of the overwhelming insistence of the blind pupils, Braille's system was finally adopted by the Institute in 1854, two years after his death. The system spread throughout the French-speaking world, but was slower to expand in other places. However, by the time of the first all-European conference of teachers of the blind in 1873, the cause of braille was championed by Dr. Thomas Rhodes Armitage and thereafter its international use increased rapidly. By 1882, Dr. Armitage was able to report that "There is now probably no institution in the civilized world where braille is not used except in some of those in North America." Eventually even these holdouts relented: braille was officially adopted by schools for the blind in the United States in 1916, and a universal braille code for English was formalized in 1932.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
