Maria Theresia von Paradis

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Maria Theresia von Paradis

Austrian pianist

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Education and the blind
…a talented blind Austrian pianist, Maria Theresia von Paradis. Von Paradis showed Haüy the tactile alphabet she had developed, which she used to read and write. Von Paradis had been corresponding with a blind German man, Johann-Ludwig Weissenburg, who in turn had taught other blind students the finger alphabet that…
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…a talented blind Austrian pianist, Maria Theresia von Paradis. Von Paradis showed Haüy the tactile alphabet she had developed, which she used to read and write. Von Paradis had been corresponding with a blind German man, Johann-Ludwig Weissenburg, who in turn had taught other blind students the finger alphabet that…
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