Arthur de Gobineau

Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (July 14, 1816 — October 13, 1882) was a French aristocrat. He was well educated, and wrote many things. He became famous for developing the racialist theory of the Aryan Master race in his book An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races (1853-1855).

Arthur De Gobineau Media

The Orientalist tales of Antoine Galland (pictured) had a strong influence on Gobineau in his youth.
Portrait of Gobineau's wife, Clémence, by Ary Scheffer (1850)
Cover of the original edition of An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races
Dr. Josiah Clarke Nott was an author, physician, and surgeon. He founded the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. He wrote several papers and books regarding yellow fever and race theories. Born 1804, Died 1873.
Photographic portrait of Henry Hotze, Swiss-born journalist and promoter of the cause of the Confederate States of America. Photograph courtesy of Encyclopedia of Alabama.
French archaeologist Paul-Émile Botta (pictured) regarded Gobineau's Persian work as nonsense.
An illustration from Gobineau's novel Nouvelle Asiatiques, published while he was in Sweden. The book reflected his long-standing interest in Persia and the Orient.