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Joseph Arthur comte de Gobineau

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Joseph Arthur Gobineau, comte de , 1816-82, French diplomat and man of letters. The chief early French proponent of the theory of Nordic supremacy, he was antidemocratic and anti-Semitic. His major work was Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines (1853-55, tr. The Inequality of Human Races, 1915). He also wrote short stories, notably Nouvelles asiatiques (1876, tr. Five Oriental Tales, 1925). Author not available, GOBINEAU, JOSEPH ARTHUR, COMTE DE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Gobineau, Joseph Arthur, Comte de
Gobineau, Joseph Arthur, Comte de (1816–82) French diplomat and scholar, the intellectual founder of racism. His most famous book, Essay on the Inequality... Read more
Comte de Gobineau
Comte de Gobineau Joseph Arthur, Comte de Gobineau (1816-1882), was a French diplomat, man of letters, and racial theorist. He was the first to propound the idea of Aryan superiority as a scientific theory. Joseph Arthur de Gobineau was born on July 14, 1816, at ... Read more

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Africa: This is how far we have come
; ...of others, contents himself with drinking, singing, and dancing like a baboon, to drive dull care away." * Comte Joseph-Arthur Gobineau (1816-1882): "Africans are people who lack the sophisticated linguistic skills, the scientific and political... Read more

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