Valentin HayHauy, Valentin

(1745-1822)

Valentin Haüy (pronounced ; 13 November 1745 in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (Oise) - 19 March 1822 in Paris) was the founder, in 1784, of the first school for the blind, the Royal Institution for the Young Blind in Paris (now the National Institute for the Young Blind, INJA). In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school.