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Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt (April 10, 1892 – December 20, 1965) was a German physical anthropologist who classified humanity into races. His study in the classification of human races made him one of the leading racial theorists of Nazi Germany.

Early life

Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt was born on April 10, 1892, in Jersitz, Province of Posen.

Career

Von Eickstedt was an anthropologist. He was the author of Rassenkunde und Rassengeschichte der Menschheit (Ethnology and the Race History of Mankind).

From 1933 to 1945, he was the editor of Zeitschrift fur Rassenkunde, a German journal of racial studies, with the assistance of Hans F. K. Günther.[1]

Death

He died on December 20, 1965.

Bibliography

[Source: Schwidetzky (1983)[2]]

See also

References

  1. ^ Winston, Andrew S. (Spring 1998). "Science in the service of the far right: Henry E. Garrett, the IAAEE, and the Liberty Lobby - International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology - Experts in the Service of Social Reform: SPSSI, Psychology, and Society, 1936-1996". Journal of Social Issues. 54: 179–210. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1998.tb01212.x.
  2. ^ Schwidetzky, Ilse; W., H. (1983). "Short history of Indian-German relations in physical anthropology". Anthropologischer Anzeiger. 41 (2): 85–92. ISSN 0003-5548. JSTOR 29539421.