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Also Known As Joseph-Arthur, comte de Gobineau
Born July 14, 1816 • France
Died October 13, 1882 (aged 66) • Turin • Italy
Notable Works “Essay on the Inequality of Human Races”
Subjects Of Study Aryanism

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