biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1818–94)
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| biography:
| Inventor, born in Kent, SE England, UK. Partially blind from the age of four, he became totally blind in 1840 and began to teach blind children. Dissatisfied with existing systems of embossed type, he invented (in 1845) a system based on Roman capitals (Moon type), and later a stereotype plate for use with his type. Although requiring more space, his type is easier to learn than Braille for those who have become blind late in life, and is still widely used. |
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