Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase Louis Braille was born in 1309 (1)……………. . Coupray. He was a French (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of the blind. He himself was blind from the age of three, and in 1818 he went to the National Institute (3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the Young Blind in Paris. Soon showing marked (4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in both science and music, he became famous in Paris as an organist and violoncellist. In 1826 Braille began teaching the blind in the institute. Braille is known for his idea of modifying the Barbier “Point writing” system used for coded army massages, to enable the blind to read. Point writing (5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of embossed dots and dashes on cardboard; the Braille system derived from it is used successfully today, in slightly modified form, and in many countries. Question 3.