Blanc, Ludwig Gottfried

Blanc, Ludwig Gottfried a German writer, was born in Berlin, Sept. 19, 1781, of French refugee parents. He was a preacher in the Cathedral of Halle, and professor of the Roman languages in that city, and wrote, Handbuch des Wissenswirdigsten aus der Natur und Gesch. d. Erde und ihrer Bewohner (5th ed. 1846-49, 3 vols.): — Predigten (Halle, 1811). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. General, s.v.