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The private life of a public man
When our friend Mireille in Paris asked me to research the descendants of Valentin Haüy, the man who pioneered education for blind children, my first reaction was, “Wait – he had children?” I knew about Haüy’s work with blind students. … Continue reading
Posted in History of the blind, Paris cemeteries, Paris history
Tagged Alexandre Fournier, Alexandre-René Pignier, Caroline Horson de Forville, Catherine Madeleine Victoire Justine Haüy, Foire St-Ovide, François le Sueur, Hotel de Mesmes, Institut des Aveugles Travailleurs, Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, Just Haüy, Louise Marguerite Allain, Philodème Just Haüy, Pierre Henri, Quinze-Vingts, René-Just Haüy, Sebastien Guillié, St. Vincent de Paul, Valentin Haüy, Zina Weygand
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An artist finds life among the tombs
When I look at Pamela Williams’s photographs of sculptures, I feel I am seeing real people. This photo, which she calls “Glance,” was taken in 2010 in Passy Cemetery. It is so realistic, one almost does a double-take. The once-lustrous … Continue reading
Stained Glass Less Seen
Paris’s many churches are treasure troves of spectacular, often monumental, stained glass windows. The cemeteries of Paris have stained glass windows too, but these are small, less visible, and easily overlooked except by those who walk slowly and peer through … Continue reading
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