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One of the first three blind people to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro (along with John Opio and Lawrence Sserwambala). First African competitor at the Winter Paralympic Games. [12] [13] Takeichi Nishi – Colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army During World War II. Commander of the 26th Tank Regiment in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was ...
The Blind is an epithet for: Béla II of Hungary (c. 1110–1141), King of Hungary and Croatia; Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1306–1353) Bogdan III the One-Eyed (1479–1517), also known as the Blind, Voivode of Moldavia; Didymus the Blind (c. 313–398), Coptic Church theologian; Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg (c. 1112–1196), also ...
The theme of blindness has been explored by many different cultures throughout history, with blind characters appearing in stories from ancient Greek mythology and Judeo-Christian religious texts. In the modern era, blindness has featured in numerous works of literature and poetry by authors such as William Shakespeare , William Blake , and H ...
Map of the Arab Diaspora in the World Map of the Saudi Diaspora in the World. Argentine diaspora – People from Argentina known as Argentines whom live overseas in communities across the Americas (like Uruguay and Brazil until the 1990s), western Europe (esp. Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.) and elsewhere (i.e. Israel ...
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James Holman FRS (15 October 1786 – 29 July 1857), known as the "Blind Traveller," was a British adventurer, author and social observer, best known for his writings on his extensive travels. Completely blind and experiencing pain and limited mobility, he undertook a series of solo journeys that were unprecedented both in their extent of ...
The Ancient Egyptians were the first civilisation to display an interest in the causes and cures for disabilities and during some periods blind people are recorded as representing a substantial portion of the poets and musicians in society. [3] In the Middle Kingdom (c. 2040 –1640 BCE), blind harpists are depicted on tomb walls. [1]