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Blanc, Louis
Louis Blanc (1811–82) was the first known socialist in any country to hold a government post. The son of a legitimist French official who lost his pension after the 1830 revolution, Blanc secured a scholarship at the collège in Rodez. His direct, simple style and useful connections (his first job was tutor to the children of Frédéric Desgeorges, liberal notable and newspaper editor in the Pas-de-Calais) quickly allowed him to become a leading radical journalist. Writing first in 1834 for the Bon Sens, a weekly paper for workers, in 1839 he helped found La Revue du progrès politique, social et littéraire. In 1840, a selection of his articles became a book, L’Organisation du travail. Within two weeks, 3,000 copies were sold; the next printing ...
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