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== Biography == | ==Biography== | ||
Arthur de Gobineau, in full Joseph-Arthur, Comte de Gobineau, was born on 14th of July, 1816 in Ville-d’Avray, France in aristocratic royalist family. He was well educated in languages and Oriental culture. | Arthur de Gobineau, in full Joseph-Arthur, Comte de Gobineau, was born on 14th of July, 1816 in Ville-d’Avray, France in aristocratic royalist family. He was well educated in languages and Oriental culture. | ||
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His famous theory of racial determinism had an enormous influence in European Academia. He died on October 13, 1882 in Turin, Italy. | His famous theory of racial determinism had an enormous influence in European Academia. He died on October 13, 1882 in Turin, Italy. | ||
== Activities == | ==Activities== | ||
* Private secretary of foreign minister, Alexis de Tocqueville, in 1849 | *Private secretary of foreign minister, Alexis de Tocqueville, in 1849 | ||
* First secretary in the embassy at Bern, Hanover and Frankfurt | *First secretary in the embassy at Bern, Hanover and Frankfurt | ||
* First secretary in the embassy in Tehran in 1854 | *First secretary in the embassy in Tehran in 1854 | ||
* Minister to Persia in 1861 | *Minister to Persia in 1861 | ||
* French emissary to Athens, Greece in 1864 | *French emissary to Athens, Greece in 1864 | ||
* French emissary to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1868 | *French emissary to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1868 | ||
* French emissary to Stockholm, Sweden in 1872 | *French emissary to Stockholm, Sweden in 1872 | ||
== Works == | == Works== | ||
* Religions and Philosophy in Central Asia, 1865 | *Religions and Philosophy in Central Asia, 1865 | ||
* History of the Persians, 1869, 2 vol | *History of the Persians, 1869, 2 vol | ||
* The Renaissance. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913 (original 1877). | *The Renaissance. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1913 (original 1877). | ||
* The World of the Persians. Gifford. 1971 | *The World of the Persians. Gifford. 1971 | ||
* The Pleiads. H. Fertig. 1978 (original 1874) | *The Pleiads. H. Fertig. 1978 (original 1874) | ||
* Etudes critiques: 1842-1847. Klincksieck. 1984 | *Etudes critiques: 1842-1847. Klincksieck. 1984 | ||
* Mademoiselle Irnois and Other Stories, University of California Press, 1988 (original 1846). | *Mademoiselle Irnois and Other Stories, University of California Press, 1988 (original 1846). | ||
* Au royaume des Hellènes. M. Nadeau. 1993 | *Au royaume des Hellènes. M. Nadeau. 1993 | ||
* The Dancing Girl of Shamakha and Tales of Asia , Serpent à plumes. 1995 (original 1876) | *The Dancing Girl of Shamakha and Tales of Asia , Serpent à plumes. 1995 (original 1876) | ||
* The Inequality of Human Races. Howard Fertig. 1999 (original 1855) | *The Inequality of Human Races. Howard Fertig. 1999 (original 1855) | ||
* Histoire d 'Ottar Jarl pirate norven conqunt du pays de Bray, en Normandie et de sa descendance. Adamant Media Corporation. 2001 (original 1879) | *Histoire d 'Ottar Jarl pirate norven conqunt du pays de Bray, en Normandie et de sa descendance. Adamant Media Corporation. 2001 (original 1879) | ||
* Correspondance 1880-1882. Nizet. 2001 | *Correspondance 1880-1882. Nizet. 2001 | ||
* Trois ans en Asie. Adamant Media Corporation. 2002 (original 1859) | *Trois ans en Asie. Adamant Media Corporation. 2002 (original 1859) | ||
* The Crimson Handkerchief and Other Stories. Pomona Press. 2006 | *The Crimson Handkerchief and Other Stories. Pomona Press. 2006 | ||
== Sources == | ==Sources== | ||
* [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-de-Gobineau Encyclopaedia] | *[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-de-Gobineau Encyclopaedia] | ||
* [https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Arthur_de_Gobineau | *[https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Arthur_de_Gobineau New world Encyclopedia] | ||
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