III (24 May 1795), and he was released on 11 by the Committee of Public Safety, arrested again on 20 by the National Convention. He was released on 19 Fructidor, he joined the Panthéon Club, under the French Directory. Under the French Consulate, he was listed as a "terrorist". In 1802, he was retired from management of Blind Asylum, and granted a pension. In February, 1802, he started a private school in the rue Sainte-Avoye. In September 1806, he moved to St. Petersburg, to found a school at the request of Alexander I of Russia. He returned to Paris, in 1817, to live with his brother, René Just Haüy, who is considered a founder of modern mineralogy. He is buried, with his brother René, in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Legacy In 1889, Maurice de La Sizeranne created an association dedicated to helping the blind and visually impaired, named for him. See also Louis Braille Association Valentin Haüy Musée Valentin Haüy Slate and stylus, History fr :Association Valentin Haüy References Attribution Further reading External links Valentin Haüy Association Musée Valentin Haüy 1745 births 1822 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Educators from Paris Linguists from France People from Oise