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Lothrop Stoddard

1883 - 1950

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Theodore Lothrop Stoddard (June 29, 1883 – May 1, 1950) was an American historian, journalist, political scientist and white supremacist. Stoddard wrote several books which advocated eugenics, white supremacy, Nordicism, and scientific racism, including The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy (1920). He advocated a racial hierarchy which he believed needed to be preserved through anti-miscegenation laws. Stoddard's books were once widely read both inside and outside the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothrop Stoddard is the 485th most popular historian (down from 455th in 2019), the 8,842nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,503rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Lothrop Stoddard ranks 485 out of 561. Before him are Sheila Fitzpatrick, William Robertson, Robert Jay Lifton, William Dalrymple, Walter Jens, and Thomas Fuller. After him are Simon Janashia, Timofey Granovsky, Aleks Buda, Stephen F. Cohen, Samuel Eliot Morison, and Michelle Perrot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Lothrop Stoddard ranks 239. Before him are Max Eastman, Federigo Tozzi, Jules Berry, Arthur L. Newton, Albert Oldman, and Mary Alden. After him are Louis Bach, Mikhail Gnessin, Charles Sheeler, Ole Lilloe-Olsen, Ernie Parker, and Marguerite Clark. Among people deceased in 1950, Lothrop Stoddard ranks 175. Before him are Dirk Coster, Horace Rice, Luise Fleck, Rex Ingram, Boris Verlinsky, and Arthur L. Newton. After him are Giuseppe Crivelli, Henryk Grossman, Guðjón Samúelsson, Hanns Kräly, Maurice Schilles, and Enrico Mizzi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lothrop Stoddard ranks 8,844 out of 20,380. Before him are Thelma Houston (1946), John Huchra (1948), Teddy Riley (1967), John Lipsky (1947), Marc Randolph (1958), and Glenne Headly (1955). After him are William Fields (1929), Alley Mills (1951), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Faith Domergue (1924), Monte Hellman (1932), and Candy Barr (1935).

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Among HISTORIANS In United States

Among historians born in United States, Lothrop Stoddard ranks 35. Before him are Charles A. Beard (1874), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Drew Gilpin Faust (1947), John King Fairbank (1907), Charles Homer Haskins (1870), and Robert Jay Lifton (1926). After him are Stephen F. Cohen (1938), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), Daniel Pipes (1949), American Horse (1840), and Richard Taruskin (1945).

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