Count de Gobineau is vaguely known as the originator of the doctrines of “Aryan Superiority” and “Scientific Racism.” However, he was also one of the most interesting and influential figures of the 19th century. De Gobineau was an aristocrat who fought democratic trends his entire life. He was also pessimistic and little inclined to believe in progress, as he reacted against 18th-century Rationalism and its abstract notion of man. SC

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