Arthur de Gobineau
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Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau (July 14, 1816 — October 13, 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, novelist and man of letters. In 1849 he became private secretary to Alexis de Tocqueville who was foreign minister of France. Gobineau was the next 30 years a diplomat, during which time his understanding of the role of race in history and culture grew. He was a diplomat in Iran, Athens, Rio de Janeiro and Stockholm. He was effective diplomat and a man of great charm. He has been called the "founder of race realism."
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- Joseph Arthur Comte de Gobineau, founder of race realism by Thomas Jackson
- Les religions et les philosophies dans l'Asie centrale by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books
- Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 à 1858) by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books
- Histoire d'Ottar jarl, pirate norvégien, conquérant du pays de Bray, en Normandie, et de sa Desendence by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books
- Lecture des textes cunéiformes by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books
Categories: Race | Philosophers | Authors | Journalists | Historians | French | 1816 births | 1882 deaths

