Gobineau
Arthur de Gobineau was a French diplomat, novelist, and essayist, best known for his work "An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races," published in 1853-1855. This influential, albeit controversial, book posited that human history was a narrative of racial struggle and that the decline of civilizations was due to racial mixing. Gobineau argued that the "Aryan" race was superior and that its purity was essential for maintaining civilization.
Born in 1816, Gobineau's early life was marked by his aristocratic background and a keen interest in
Despite the negative legacy of his most famous work, Gobineau was also a prolific writer of fiction