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Charles Kasiel Bliss

Born September 5, 1897 · Czernowitz, Bukovina, Austria

Died July 13, 1985 · aged 87

Charles K. Bliss was a chemical engineer and semiotician, best known as the inventor of Blissymbols, an ideographic writing system. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire but immigrated to Australia after the Second World War and The Holocaust.

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Mr. Symbol Man

Mr. Symbol Man · 1974

MovieDocumentary

Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by speech handicapped and deaf individuals. Profiles the life and work of Bliss and shows how his system is used by speech handicapped children at a Canadian center for crippled children

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Mr. Symbol Man

Mr. Symbol Man · 1974

MovieDocumentary

Examines the system of symbol communication devised by Charles Bliss for use by speech handicapped and deaf individuals. Profiles the life and work of Bliss and shows how his system is used by speech handicapped children at a Canadian center for crippled children