The New Student's Reference Work/Blanc, Jean Joseph Louis

Blanc (blän), Jean Joseph Louis, a noted French socialist and historian, was born at Madrid in 1811. He studied at Paris and wrote for several newspapers, and in 1839 founded the Review of Progress, in which he brought out his chief work on socialism, the Organization of Labor. This work, which proposed to establish social workshops connected with the government, and witn an equal profit ti the laborers, was at once widely popular among the French workmen. His next work, The History of Ten Years, was aimed at the royal government. It was followed by his History of the French Revolution. In the revolution of 1848 Blanc took some part, but was soon after accused, without reason, of participating in the civil disturbances which took place in Paris, and he escaped to England. Here he remained many years, engaged in writing, and on the fall of the empire, in 1871, he returned to France. He was elected to the national assembly, and later became a member of the chamber of deputies. He died at Cannes, Dec. 6, 1882.