BLANC, JEAN JOSEPH LOUIS. _b._ Madrid 28 Oct. 1813; clerk in a lawyer’s office in Paris 1830; edited a journal called _Le Bon Sens_ 1836–38; founded _La revue du progrès_ 1838 in which he advocated socialistic ideas; published _The organisation of labour_ 1841; _Histoire des dix ans_ 1841 which helped to precipitate the revolution of 1848; a member of the Provisional government 1848; pres. of the Labour commission; declined the Dictatorship; a member of the National Assembly; proscribed by the Assembly; lived in exile in England 1849–70; correspondent to several French journals; published _Letters on England_, _2 series 2 vols._ 1867; a member of French National Assembly Feb. 1871 to death. _d._ Cannes 6 Dec. 1882. _Louis Blanc, sa vie, ses œuvres, par C. Robin_ 1851, _portrait_; _Louis Blanc, par C. Edmond_ 1882, _portrait_; _I.L.N. xii_, 182 (1848), _portrait, xiii_, 189 (1848), _portrait, lxxxi_, 629 (1882), _portrait_. NOTE.—When an attempt was made to assassinate him in Paris 15 Aug. 1839 his brother Charles Blanc had a vivid presentiment of the scene, an incident on which Dumas founded the play of the Corsican Brothers. BLANCHARD, EDMUND FORSTER (_youngest son of Samuel Laman Blanchard of London, author 1804–45_). contributed to many periodicals; connected with _Lloyd’s Newspaper_ some time; author with Edward Wilberforce of _Poems_ 1857; published _The poetical works of Oliver Goldsmith with a notice of his life and genius_ 1867. _d._ 20 Air st. Piccadilly, London 25 July 1870 aged 38. BLANCHARD, SIDNEY LAMAN (_elder brother of the preceding_). Author of _The Ganges and the Seine 2 vols._ 1862; _Yesterday and to-day in India_ 1867; _Riddles of love or the knave of hearts 3 vols._ 1871. _d._ Brighton 9 Nov. 1883. BLANCHARD, THOMAS. Pantaloon at Covent Garden theatre 26 Dec. 1827; acquired considerable repute as a broadswordsman; obtained great fame at the old Coburg theatre London for the celebrated drunken combat with Thomas Bradley in _The Maid of Genoa_ 1828; said to be original inventor of the “one two three and under” style of using the broadsword; last appeared as pantaloon at Victoria theatre 1845; built some cottages at back of Victoria theatre which still bear his name; _d._ London 20 Aug. 1859 aged 72. BLAND, VENERABLE GEORGE (_2 son of Michael Bland F.R.S. who d. 19 April 1851 aged 74_). _b._ 1804; ed. at Caius coll. Cam., B.A. 1828, M.A. 1831; R. of Slinfold Sussex 1836–44; archdeacon of Lindisfarne 7 May 1844 to 1853; archdeacon of Northumberland 1853 to death; R. of St. Mary-le-Bow Durham 1856–59. _d._ The college, Durham 17 Feb. 1880.