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Madison Grant (* 19. November 1865 in New York; † 30. Mai 1937 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Rechtsanwalt und Verfasser rassentheoretischer Werke. Er war u. a. Verwaltungsrat im American Museum of Natural History und Mitgründer des Bronx Zoos .
Madison Grant (November 19, 1865 – May 30, 1937) was an American lawyer, zoologist, anthropologist, and writer known for his work as a conservationist, eugenicist, and advocate of scientific racism.
The Passing of the Great Race: Or, The Racial Basis of European History is a 1916 racist and pseudoscientific book by American lawyer, anthropologist, and proponent of eugenics Madison Grant (1865–1937). Grant expounds a theory of Nordic superiority, claiming that the "Nordic race" is inherently superior to other human "races".
20. Juni 2021 · Madison Grant was a lawyer and wildlife conservationist who promoted eugenics policies in the US and influenced Hitler's genocide in Europe. He argued that the Nordic race, originating from northwest Europe, was biologically and culturally superior to other races and should be protected from extinction.
Learn about Madison Grant, a key figure in the history of the National Park Service who also supported eugenics and scientific racism. Find out how his book The Passing of the Great Race influenced immigration and sterilization policies that harmed many people.
1. Aug. 2023 · Madison Grant was one of the most prolific and influential conservationists and preservationists of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The lifelong hostility between Madison Grant and Franz Boas was the personification if not the core of the nature-nurture debate in the United States. Grant was the prophet of scientific racism and, in Ellsworth Huntington’s phrase, the perennial “cheer leader of the Nordics in America.”.
