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Blind

Blind, Karl, revolutionist and journalist, was horn in 1826 at Mannheim. While still a student at Heidelberg and Bonn, he joined revolutionary societies, and in 1847 was imprisoned on account of a pamphlet he wrote, German Hunger and German Princes. He was again arrested in 1848 as a participant in the risings in South Germany at the time and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, but was liberated by the populace Ultimately he was forced to seek an asylum in England, where by his pen he has continued to advocate the freedom and unity of the German people.