Carl Strehl
Carl Strehl was a German educator born in Berlin.
In December 1907, Strehl lost his eyesight while working in a chemical factory in New York. Later, after returning to Europe, he commenced with studies in Hamburg. In 1915, he was hired by University of Marburg ophthalmologist Alfred Bielschowsky to assist with World War I soldiers who were blinded by shell fragments and poison gas.
In March 1916 Strehl and Bielschowsky established the Verein blinder Akademiker Deutschlands, an association to provide higher education assistance for the blind. Shortly afterwards he founded the Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt for the visually impaired, which today is a nationally recognized institution in Marburg.
In addition, Strehl was vice-president of the World Council for the Welfare of the Blind, and was a prominent member of the International Council of Educators of Blind Youth.
