Arthur de Gobineau
Also known as Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau, Ariel des Feux, Joseph-Arthur Gobineau, Joseph Arthur de Gobineau, Gobineau
fransk diplomat & historiefilosof
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Arthur de Gobineau was a 19th-century French diplomat and author who developed influential racial theories that categorized humanity into hierarchies based on supposed biological differences. His ideas became historically significant because they were later adopted and distorted to justify racial discrimination and colonialism, making him a controversial figure in the history of scientific racism.
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Person · Open Library
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- 14
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- Nouvelles Asiatiques
- Asiatische Novellen
- Essai Sur l'inégalité des Races Humaines, Tome Quatrième
- Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races with Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind A. de Gobineau
- Essai Sur l'inégalité des Races Humaines, Tome Premier
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- Arthur de Gobineau
- date of birth
- 1816-00-00
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Works in European collections
34 objects attributed to Arthur de Gobineau, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Svenska
Joseph Arthur de Gobineau, född 14 juli 1816 i Ville-d'Avray nära Paris, Frankrike, död 13 oktober 1882 i Turin, Italien, var en fransk diplomat och historiefilosof. Han var fransk minister i Stockholm 1871-1877. Arthur de Gobineau anses vara en av de tidigaste rasbiologiska tänkarna och publicerade 1853–1855 verket Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines ("Essä om de mänskliga rasernas ojämlikhet").
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