Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (born 1816)

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer (1816–1882)

Arthur de Gobineau, Count de Gobineau was a French writer and diplomat who is best known for helping introduce scientific race theory and "racial demography", and for developing the theory of the Aryan master race and Nordicism. He was an elitist who, in the immediate aftermath…