Arthur de Gobineau

Arthur de Gobineau. Father of Racism, Knowledge for Gen Z

Arthur de Gobineau. Father of Racism, Knowledge for Gen Z

Arthur de Gobineau, a 19th-century French aristocrat and diplomat, is widely considered the “father of racism” due to his influential book “Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races” (1853-55). This controversial work established a framework for modern racist ideology, positing a hierarchy of races with white Europeans, specifically those of “Aryan” descent, at the…