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	[[File:Arthur de Gobineau.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|300px\|[[Racial thinker]] and [[Race theorist\|theorist]] Comtede Gobineau is best known for his book [https://ia800507.us.archive.org/16/items/inequalityofhuma00gobi/inequalityofhuma00gobi.pdf ''Inequality of the Human Races''] which proposed three human races (black, white and yellow) were natural barriers and stetd that [[race mixing]] would lead to the collapse of culture and civilization. He stated that "The white race originally possessed the monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength" and that any positive accomplishments or thinking of [[blacks]] and [[Asians]] were due to an admixture with [[whites]].]]		[[File:Arthur de Gobineau.png\|thumb\|300px\|[[Racial thinker]] and [[Race theorist\|theorist]] Comtede Gobineau is best known for his book [https://ia800507.us.archive.org/16/items/inequalityofhuma00gobi/inequalityofhuma00gobi.pdf ''Inequality of the Human Races''] which proposed three human races (black, white and yellow) were natural barriers and stetd that [[race mixing]] would lead to the collapse of culture and civilization. He stated that "The white race originally possessed the monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength" and that any positive accomplishments or thinking of [[blacks]] and [[Asians]] were due to an admixture with [[whites]].]]
	'''Joseph Arthur Comte (Count) de Gobineau''' (14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, journalist, novelist, and a writer on [[race]].		'''Joseph Arthur Comte (Count) de Gobineau''' (14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, journalist, novelist, and a writer on [[race]].

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	He is today most well-known for his writings on race and has even been described as the father or founder of [[racism]] or [[race realism]]. However, he was not the first who wrote on race, but he may have differed from earlier writers by being the first to more systematically write about race as a major factor in world history. He argued the importance of race on civilizations and [[race mixing]] as a cause of the decline and fall of civilizations.<ref name=amren>Who Was the ‘Father of Racism’? https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/</ref>		He is today most well-known for his writings on race and has even been described as the father or founder of [[racism]] or [[race realism]]. However, he was not the first who wrote on race, but he may have differed from earlier writers by being the first to more systematically write about race as a major factor in world history. He argued the importance of race on civilizations and [[race mixing]] as a cause of the decline and fall of civilizations.<ref name=amren>Who Was the ‘Father of Racism’? https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/</ref>

	Gobineau published his major work, ''An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races'', in four volumes, from 1853 to 1855. It did not attract much notice, and only began to influence European thinking 20 years later, after Gobineau became friends with [[Richard Wagner]]. Gobineau was selectively cited by [[National Socialists]], contributing to Gobineau's negative reputation in the 20th century. Not cited were his views on ~~Jews~~, his negative views on lower classes, and his pessimism regarding inevitable declines.<ref name=amren/> Gobineau is frequently depicted as a [[White supremacist]], despite seeing the decline of the [[United States]] as inevitable due to the mixture of races living there and		Gobineau published his major work, ''An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races'', in four volumes, from 1853 to 1855. It did not attract much notice, and only began to influence European thinking 20 years later, after Gobineau became friends with [[Richard Wagner]]. Gobineau was selectively cited by [[National Socialists]], contributing to Gobineau's negative reputation in the 20th century. Not cited were his views on jews, his negative views on lower classes, and his pessimism regarding inevitable declines.<ref name=amren/> Gobineau is frequently depicted as a [[White supremacist]], despite seeing the decline of the [[United States]] as inevitable due to the mixture of races living there and

	: "''[[Enslavement]] and displacement were cruel, and any attempt to civilize non-whites would only confuse and distress them. [...] Civilization was therefore doomed in the United States even before the Civil War! [...] He would have warned against any form of conquest or expansion as leading inevitably to mixture and decline.''"<ref name=amren/>		: "''[[Enslavement]] and displacement were cruel, and any attempt to civilize non-whites would only confuse and distress them. [...] Civilization was therefore doomed in the United States even before the Civil War! [...] He would have warned against any form of conquest or expansion as leading inevitably to mixture and decline.''"<ref name=amren/>

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	[[File:Arthur de Gobineau.png\|thumb\|300px\|[[Racial thinker]] and [[Race theorist\|theorist]] Comtede Gobineau is best known for his book [https://ia800507.us.archive.org/16/items/inequalityofhuma00gobi/inequalityofhuma00gobi.pdf ''Inequality of ~~tbe~~ Human Races''] which proposed three human races (black, white and yellow) were natural barriers and stetd that [[race mixing]] would lead to ~~tbe~~ collapse of culture and civilization. He stated that "The white race originally possessed ~~tbe~~ monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength" and that any positive accomplishments or thinking of [[blacks]] and [[Asians]] were due to an admixture with [[whites]].]]		[[File:Arthur de Gobineau.png\|thumb\|300px\|[[Racial thinker]] and [[Race theorist\|theorist]] Comtede Gobineau is best known for his book [https://ia800507.us.archive.org/16/items/inequalityofhuma00gobi/inequalityofhuma00gobi.pdf ''Inequality of the Human Races''] which proposed three human races (black, white and yellow) were natural barriers and stetd that [[race mixing]] would lead to the collapse of culture and civilization. He stated that "The white race originally possessed the monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength" and that any positive accomplishments or thinking of [[blacks]] and [[Asians]] were due to an admixture with [[whites]].]]
	'''Joseph Arthur Comte (Count) de Gobineau''' (14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, journalist, novelist, and a writer on [[race]].		'''Joseph Arthur Comte (Count) de Gobineau''' (14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, journalist, novelist, and a writer on [[race]].

	==Life==		==Life==
	Count de Gobineau believed that ~~tbe~~ different races originated in different areas, ~~tbe~~ [[white race]] had originated somewhere in [[Siberia]], ~~tbe~~ [[Asians]] in ~~tbe~~ Americas and ~~tbe~~ [[blacks]] in [[Africa]]. He believed that ~~tbe~~ white race was superior, writing:		Count de Gobineau believed that the different races originated in different areas, the [[white race]] had originated somewhere in [[Siberia]], the [[Asians]] in the Americas and the [[blacks]] in [[Africa]]. He believed that the white race was superior, writing:

	:''I will not wait for ~~tbe~~ friends of equality to show me such and such passages in books written by missionaries or sea captains, who declare some Wolof is a fine carpenter, some [[Hottentot]] a good servant, that a [[Kaffir]] dances and plays ~~tbe~~ violin, that some Bambara knows arithmetic […] Let us leave aside these puerilities and compare together not men, but groups.''		:''I will not wait for the friends of equality to show me such and such passages in books written by missionaries or sea captains, who declare some Wolof is a fine carpenter, some [[Hottentot]] a good servant, that a [[Kaffir]] dances and plays the violin, that some Bambara knows arithmetic […] Let us leave aside these puerilities and compare together not men, but groups.''

	Gobineau later used ~~tbe~~ term "[[Aryans]]" to describe ~~tbe~~ [[Germanic race]] (''la race germanique''). The Germanic race was regarded by Gobineau as beautiful, honourable and destined to rule: ''cette illustre famille humaine, la plus noble''. While ''arya'' was originally an endonym used only by Indo-Iranians, "Aryan" became, partly because of ~~tbe~~ Essai a racial designation of a race, which Gobineau specified as ''la race germanique''.<ref>A. J. Woodman: ''The Cambridge Companion to [[Tacitus]]'', 2009, p. 294.</ref>		Gobineau later used the term "[[Aryans]]" to describe the [[Germanic race]] (''la race germanique''). The Germanic race was regarded by Gobineau as beautiful, honourable and destined to rule: ''cette illustre famille humaine, la plus noble''. While ''arya'' was originally an endonym used only by Indo-Iranians, "Aryan" became, partly because of the Essai a racial designation of a race, which Gobineau specified as ''la race germanique''.<ref>A. J. Woodman: ''The Cambridge Companion to [[Tacitus]]'', 2009, p. 294.</ref>

	He was a personal friend with [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], which politically correct sources today try to downplay. Gobineau was for 30 years a diplomat and traveled widely, with his experiences of different cultures and peoples influencing his writings and theories. He was a diplomat in Iran, Athens, Rio de Janeiro, and Stockholm. He was reported to be an effective diplomat and a man of great charm.<ref name=amren/>		He was a personal friend with [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], which politically correct sources today try to downplay. Gobineau was for 30 years a diplomat and traveled widely, with his experiences of different cultures and peoples influencing his writings and theories. He was a diplomat in Iran, Athens, Rio de Janeiro, and Stockholm. He was reported to be an effective diplomat and a man of great charm.<ref name=amren/>

	He is today most well-known for his writings on race and has even been described as ~~tbe~~ father or founder of [[racism]] or [[race realism]]. However, he was not ~~tbe~~ first who wrote on race, but he may have differed from earlier writers by being ~~tbe~~ first to more systematically write about race as a major factor in world history. He argued ~~tbe~~ importance of race on civilizations and [[race mixing]] as a cause of ~~tbe~~ decline and fall of civilizations.<ref name=amren>Who Was ~~tbe~~ ‘Father of Racism’? https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/</ref>		He is today most well-known for his writings on race and has even been described as the father or founder of [[racism]] or [[race realism]]. However, he was not the first who wrote on race, but he may have differed from earlier writers by being the first to more systematically write about race as a major factor in world history. He argued the importance of race on civilizations and [[race mixing]] as a cause of the decline and fall of civilizations.<ref name=amren>Who Was the ‘Father of Racism’? https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/</ref>

	Gobineau published his major work, ''An Essay on ~~tbe~~ Inequality of ~~tbe~~ Human Races'', in four volumes, from 1853 to 1855. It did not attract much notice, and only began to influence European thinking 20 years later, after Gobineau became friends with [[Richard Wagner]]. Gobineau was selectively cited by [[National Socialists]], contributing to Gobineau's negative reputation in ~~tbe~~ 20th century. Not cited were his views on jews, his negative views on lower classes, and his pessimism regarding inevitable declines.<ref name=amren/> Gobineau is frequently depicted as a [[White supremacist]], despite seeing ~~tbe~~ decline of ~~tbe~~ [[United States]] as inevitable due to ~~tbe~~ mixture of races living there and		Gobineau published his major work, ''An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races'', in four volumes, from 1853 to 1855. It did not attract much notice, and only began to influence European thinking 20 years later, after Gobineau became friends with [[Richard Wagner]]. Gobineau was selectively cited by [[National Socialists]], contributing to Gobineau's negative reputation in the 20th century. Not cited were his views on jews, his negative views on lower classes, and his pessimism regarding inevitable declines.<ref name=amren/> Gobineau is frequently depicted as a [[White supremacist]], despite seeing the decline of the [[United States]] as inevitable due to the mixture of races living there and

	: "''[[Enslavement]] and displacement were cruel, and any attempt to civilize non-whites would only confuse and distress them. [...] Civilization was therefore doomed in ~~tbe~~ United States even before ~~tbe~~ Civil War! [...] He would have warned against any form of conquest or expansion as leading inevitably to mixture and decline.''"<ref name=amren/>		: "''[[Enslavement]] and displacement were cruel, and any attempt to civilize non-whites would only confuse and distress them. [...] Civilization was therefore doomed in the United States even before the Civil War! [...] He would have warned against any form of conquest or expansion as leading inevitably to mixture and decline.''"<ref name=amren/>

	== Works (excerpt)==		== Works (excerpt)==
	*[http://www.archive.org/download/TheMoralAndIntellectualDiversityOfTheRaces/pngs.zip The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of ~~tbe~~ Races (1856); (zip-packed pages 22MB)]		*[http://www.archive.org/download/TheMoralAndIntellectualDiversityOfTheRaces/pngs.zip The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of the Races (1856); (zip-packed pages 22MB)]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kH0GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 ''Les religions et les philosophies dans l'Asie centrale'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kH0GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 ''Les religions et les philosophies dans l'Asie centrale'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=0XErAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP11,M1 ''Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 à 1858)'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=0XErAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP11,M1 ''Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 à 1858)'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=_ActAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1 ''Histoire d'Ottar jarl, pirate norvégien, conquérant du pays de Bray, en Normandie, et de sa Desendence'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=_ActAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1 ''Histoire d'Ottar jarl, pirate norvégien, conquérant du pays de Bray, en Normandie, et de sa Desendence'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5MvZTESXIokC&pg=PA63&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPA3-IA2,M1 ''Lecture des textes cunéiformes'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5MvZTESXIokC&pg=PA63&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPA3-IA2,M1 ''Lecture des textes cunéiformes'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	* [https://archive.org/details/inequalityofhuma00gobi/page/n5/mode/2up An Essay on ~~tbe~~ Inequality of ~~tbe~~ Human Races]		* [https://archive.org/details/inequalityofhuma00gobi/page/n5/mode/2up An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races]

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	=== On Gobineau ===		=== On Gobineau ===
	*[https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/ Who Was ~~tbe~~ ‘Father of Racism’?]		*[https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/ Who Was the ‘Father of Racism’?]

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:Arthur de Gobineau.png\|thumb\|300px\|[[Racial thinker]] and [[Race theorist\|theorist]] Comtede Gobineau is best known for his book [https://ia800507.us.archive.org/16/items/inequalityofhuma00gobi/inequalityofhuma00gobi.pdf ''Inequality of ~~the~~ Human Races''] which proposed three human races (black, white and yellow) were natural barriers and stetd that [[race mixing]] would lead to ~~the~~ collapse of culture and civilization. He stated that "The white race originally possessed ~~the~~ monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength" and that any positive accomplishments or thinking of [[blacks]] and [[Asians]] were due to an admixture with [[whites]].]]		[[File:Arthur de Gobineau.png\|thumb\|300px\|[[Racial thinker]] and [[Race theorist\|theorist]] Comtede Gobineau is best known for his book [https://ia800507.us.archive.org/16/items/inequalityofhuma00gobi/inequalityofhuma00gobi.pdf ''Inequality of tbe Human Races''] which proposed three human races (black, white and yellow) were natural barriers and stetd that [[race mixing]] would lead to tbe collapse of culture and civilization. He stated that "The white race originally possessed tbe monopoly of beauty, intelligence and strength" and that any positive accomplishments or thinking of [[blacks]] and [[Asians]] were due to an admixture with [[whites]].]]
	'''Joseph Arthur Comte (Count) de Gobineau''' (14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, journalist, novelist, and a writer on [[race]].		'''Joseph Arthur Comte (Count) de Gobineau''' (14 July 1816 – 13 October 1882) was a French aristocrat, diplomat, journalist, novelist, and a writer on [[race]].

	==Life==		==Life==
	Count de Gobineau believed that ~~the~~ different races originated in different areas, ~~the~~ [[white race]] had originated somewhere in [[Siberia]], ~~the~~ [[Asians]] in ~~the~~ Americas and ~~the~~ [[blacks]] in [[Africa]]. He believed that ~~the~~ white race was superior, writing:		Count de Gobineau believed that tbe different races originated in different areas, tbe [[white race]] had originated somewhere in [[Siberia]], tbe [[Asians]] in tbe Americas and tbe [[blacks]] in [[Africa]]. He believed that tbe white race was superior, writing:

	:''I will not wait for ~~the~~ friends of equality to show me such and such passages in books written by missionaries or sea captains, who declare some Wolof is a fine carpenter, some [[Hottentot]] a good servant, that a [[Kaffir]] dances and plays ~~the~~ violin, that some Bambara knows arithmetic […] Let us leave aside these puerilities and compare together not men, but groups.''		:''I will not wait for tbe friends of equality to show me such and such passages in books written by missionaries or sea captains, who declare some Wolof is a fine carpenter, some [[Hottentot]] a good servant, that a [[Kaffir]] dances and plays tbe violin, that some Bambara knows arithmetic […] Let us leave aside these puerilities and compare together not men, but groups.''

	Gobineau later used ~~the~~ term "[[Aryans]]" to describe ~~the~~ [[Germanic race]] (''la race germanique''). The Germanic race was regarded by Gobineau as beautiful, honourable and destined to rule: ''cette illustre famille humaine, la plus noble''. While ''arya'' was originally an endonym used only by Indo-Iranians, "Aryan" became, partly because of ~~the~~ Essai a racial designation of a race, which Gobineau specified as ''la race germanique''.<ref>A. J. Woodman: ''The Cambridge Companion to [[Tacitus]]'', 2009, p. 294.</ref>		Gobineau later used tbe term "[[Aryans]]" to describe tbe [[Germanic race]] (''la race germanique''). The Germanic race was regarded by Gobineau as beautiful, honourable and destined to rule: ''cette illustre famille humaine, la plus noble''. While ''arya'' was originally an endonym used only by Indo-Iranians, "Aryan" became, partly because of tbe Essai a racial designation of a race, which Gobineau specified as ''la race germanique''.<ref>A. J. Woodman: ''The Cambridge Companion to [[Tacitus]]'', 2009, p. 294.</ref>

	He was a personal friend with [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], which politically correct sources today try to downplay. Gobineau was for 30 years a diplomat and traveled widely, with his experiences of different cultures and peoples influencing his writings and theories. He was a diplomat in Iran, Athens, Rio de Janeiro, and Stockholm. He was reported to be an effective diplomat and a man of great charm.<ref name=amren/>		He was a personal friend with [[Alexis de Tocqueville]], which politically correct sources today try to downplay. Gobineau was for 30 years a diplomat and traveled widely, with his experiences of different cultures and peoples influencing his writings and theories. He was a diplomat in Iran, Athens, Rio de Janeiro, and Stockholm. He was reported to be an effective diplomat and a man of great charm.<ref name=amren/>

	He is today most well-known for his writings on race and has even been described as ~~the~~ father or founder of [[racism]] or [[race realism]]. However, he was not ~~the~~ first who wrote on race, but he may have differed from earlier writers by being ~~the~~ first to more systematically write about race as a major factor in world history. He argued ~~the~~ importance of race on civilizations and [[race mixing]] as a cause of ~~the~~ decline and fall of civilizations.<ref name=amren>Who Was ~~the~~ ‘Father of Racism’? https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/</ref>		He is today most well-known for his writings on race and has even been described as tbe father or founder of [[racism]] or [[race realism]]. However, he was not tbe first who wrote on race, but he may have differed from earlier writers by being tbe first to more systematically write about race as a major factor in world history. He argued tbe importance of race on civilizations and [[race mixing]] as a cause of tbe decline and fall of civilizations.<ref name=amren>Who Was tbe ‘Father of Racism’? https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/</ref>

	Gobineau published his major work, ''An Essay on ~~the~~ Inequality of ~~the~~ Human Races'', in four volumes, from 1853 to 1855. It did not attract much notice, and only began to influence European thinking 20 years later, after Gobineau became friends with [[Richard Wagner]]. Gobineau was selectively cited by [[National Socialists]], contributing to Gobineau's negative reputation in ~~the~~ 20th century. Not cited were his views on jews, his negative views on lower classes, and his pessimism regarding inevitable declines.<ref name=amren/> Gobineau is frequently depicted as a [[White supremacist]], despite seeing ~~the~~ decline of ~~the~~ [[United States]] as inevitable due to ~~the~~ mixture of races living there and		Gobineau published his major work, ''An Essay on tbe Inequality of tbe Human Races'', in four volumes, from 1853 to 1855. It did not attract much notice, and only began to influence European thinking 20 years later, after Gobineau became friends with [[Richard Wagner]]. Gobineau was selectively cited by [[National Socialists]], contributing to Gobineau's negative reputation in tbe 20th century. Not cited were his views on jews, his negative views on lower classes, and his pessimism regarding inevitable declines.<ref name=amren/> Gobineau is frequently depicted as a [[White supremacist]], despite seeing tbe decline of tbe [[United States]] as inevitable due to tbe mixture of races living there and

	: "''[[Enslavement]] and displacement were cruel, and any attempt to civilize non-whites would only confuse and distress them. [...] Civilization was therefore doomed in ~~the~~ United States even before ~~the~~ Civil War! [...] He would have warned against any form of conquest or expansion as leading inevitably to mixture and decline.''"<ref name=amren/>		: "''[[Enslavement]] and displacement were cruel, and any attempt to civilize non-whites would only confuse and distress them. [...] Civilization was therefore doomed in tbe United States even before tbe Civil War! [...] He would have warned against any form of conquest or expansion as leading inevitably to mixture and decline.''"<ref name=amren/>

	== Works (excerpt)==		== Works (excerpt)==
	*[http://www.archive.org/download/TheMoralAndIntellectualDiversityOfTheRaces/pngs.zip The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of ~~the~~ Races (1856); (zip-packed pages 22MB)]		*[http://www.archive.org/download/TheMoralAndIntellectualDiversityOfTheRaces/pngs.zip The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of tbe Races (1856); (zip-packed pages 22MB)]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kH0GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 ''Les religions et les philosophies dans l'Asie centrale'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kH0GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 ''Les religions et les philosophies dans l'Asie centrale'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=0XErAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP11,M1 ''Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 à 1858)'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=0XErAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPP11,M1 ''Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 à 1858)'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=_ActAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1 ''Histoire d'Ottar jarl, pirate norvégien, conquérant du pays de Bray, en Normandie, et de sa Desendence'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=_ActAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1 ''Histoire d'Ottar jarl, pirate norvégien, conquérant du pays de Bray, en Normandie, et de sa Desendence'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5MvZTESXIokC&pg=PA63&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPA3-IA2,M1 ''Lecture des textes cunéiformes'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]		*[http://books.google.com/books?id=5MvZTESXIokC&pg=PA63&dq=Arthur+de+Gobineau&as_brr=1#PPA3-IA2,M1 ''Lecture des textes cunéiformes'' by Arthur de Gobineau at Google Books]
	* [https://archive.org/details/inequalityofhuma00gobi/page/n5/mode/2up An Essay on ~~the~~ Inequality of ~~the~~ Human Races]		* [https://archive.org/details/inequalityofhuma00gobi/page/n5/mode/2up An Essay on tbe Inequality of tbe Human Races]

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	=== On Gobineau ===		=== On Gobineau ===
	*[https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/ Who Was ~~the~~ ‘Father of Racism’?]		*[https://www.amren.com/news/2009/12/who_was_the_fat/ Who Was tbe ‘Father of Racism’?]

	==References==		==References==