Louis Auguste Blanqui
French socialist and political activist (1805-1881) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 75
Louis-Auguste Blanqui was a French socialist revolutionary and philosopher. A pivotal figure of the 19th-century French radical left, he was a staunch advocate for communism and a proponent of revolutionary theory that came to be known as Blanquism.
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Raspail à la prison de Versailles (1833) by Balthasar Charles Larpenteur, depicting Blanqui (seated on left) in prison with his cellmates, including François-Vincent Raspail
Depiction of the demonstration of 15 May 1848 in Paris
Depiction of Blanqui in his prison cell, 1849
Depiction of the insurrection in La Villette in August 1870, led by Blanqui
Blanqui c. 1880
Painting depicting Blanqui by Antoine Wiertz, c. 1848-1865Awards
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His political career was marked by a relentless opposition to all forms of monarchy and capitalism, leading to his repeated imprisonment by every French regime of his lifetime. He spent 33 of his 75 years in prison, earning him the nickname L'Enfermé.
