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Valentin Haüy

Valentin Haüy (pronounced [aɥi]; 13 November 1745 – 19 March 1822) was the founder, in 1785,[1][2] of the first school for the blind, the Institute for Blind Youth in Paris (now Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, or the National Institute for the Young Blind, INJA). In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school.

For other people with the same name, see Haüy (disambiguation).

Valentin Haüy

13 November 1745

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, Oise, France

19 March 1822(1822-03-19) (aged 76)

Paris, France

French

first school for the blind

René Just Haüy

Legacy[edit]

In 1889, Maurice de La Sizeranne created an association dedicated to helping the blind and visually impaired, named for him.

Louis Braille

Musée Valentin Haüy

Slate and stylus, History

fr :Association Valentin Haüy

Maria Theresia von Paradis

Mellor, C. Michael (2006). . National Braille Press. ISBN 9780939173709. Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius.

Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius

Weygand, Zina (2009). . Translated by Emily-Jane Cohen. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804757683.

The Blind in French Society From the Middle Ages to the Century of Louis Braille

Valentin Haüy Association

Musée Valentin Haüy

at Project Gutenberg

Works by Valentin Haüy

at Internet Archive

Works by or about Valentin Haüy