Louis Blanc
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Philosophy
- Subcategories: Philosophers, Socialism, Socialists, Class Conflict
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: The founder of humanitarian socialism, Blanc developed his dissatisfaction with the misery of the French people into an imperative to transform the basic governmental and economic system to end forever the capitalist exploitation of the working class.
Early Life
Louis Blanc was born in Madrid during the closing, turbulent days of the Napoleonic Empire. His father served King Joseph Bonaparte as an inspector general of Spanish finances. The French hold over Spain, however, was never secure. Joseph, already forced out of his capital...
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