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The Asylum for the Blind Foundation

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Summary

The Asylum for the Blind Foundation is an organization[1]. It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: ophthalmology[3], blindness[4]
  • Country: Switzerland[5]
  • Founder: Frédéric Recordon[6], Elisabeth Jeanne de Cerjat[7], William Haldimand[8]
  • Headquarters location: Lausanne[9]
  • Inception: January 3, 1843[10]
  • Official website: https://ophtalmique.ch[11]
  • Street address: Avenue de France 15 Case Postale 1 1001 Lausanne[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . hls-dhs-dss.ch. hls-dhs-dss.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Helgoland71 · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://ophtalmique.ch
    Inception → +1843-01-03T00:00:00Z
    Field of work → ophthalmology, blindness
    Wikipedia languages → ['fr']
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Street address: Avenue de France 15 Case Postale 1 1001 Lausanne"
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