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Alexander von Humboldt and Louis Braille were alive at the same time.
Alexander von Humboldt was 40 years old when Louis Braille was born. They overlap by 43 years, which is about 2 generations of the 90 years Alexander von Humboldt spans.
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1769–1859 one continuous scaleAlexander von Humboldtlived 1769 to 1859
Louis Braillelived 1809 to 1852
1769
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859). Lived 1769 to 1859.
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Louis Braille
French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired. Lived 1809 to 1852.
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1859
Alexander von Humboldt dies.
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Louis Braille
French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired
Louis Braille was an organist, an inventor and an educator of the blind who lived from 1809 to 1852, a span of 43 years. Recorded as a citizen of France.
Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
Alexander von Humboldt was a geologist, an explorer and a botanist who lived from 1769 to 1859, a span of 90 years. Recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of Prussia. Holder of the position of Geheimrat. The fields of work on record are geobotany, economic geography and geography. Known for Aspects of nature and Cosmos.
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