Blind, KARL

Blind, KARL, author and revolutionist, was born at Mannheim in 1826, and studied law at Heidelberg. For his share in the risings in South Germany in 1848 he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, but while being taken to Mainz was liberated by the populace. After the reaction had again triumphed over the Continent, Blind found an asylum first in Belgium, and afterwards in England, where he has taken an active part in democratic propaganda. An enthusiastic advocate of German freedom and unity, he promoted the Sleswick-Holstein movement. As an author he has written on politics, history, and mythology, including lives of Ledru-Rollin, Deák, Freiligrath; also volumes and magazine articles on such subjects as Fire Burial, Yggdrasil, Water Tales, Shetlandic and Welsh Folklore, The Siegfried Tale, and The New Conflict in Germany.