Lothrop Stoddard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lothrop Stoddard

American journalist and race theorist

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1883

Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-May-1950

Profession: historian, author, political scientist, journalist, anthropologist, opinion journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Theodore Lothrop Stoddard (June 29, 1883 – May 1, 1950) was an American white supremacist historian, journalist, and political scientist. Stoddard wrote several books which advocated eugenics and scientific racism, including The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy (1920).
He advocated a racial hierarchy which needed to be preserved through anti-miscegenation laws.
Stoddard's books were once widely read both inside and outside the United States. He was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, where his books were recommended reading.
He was also a member of the American Eugenics Society as well as a founding member and board member of American Birth Control League.Stoddard's work influenced the Nazi government of Germany.
His book Untermensch (1922) introduced the term (English: sub-human) into Nazi conceptions of race.
As a journalist he spent time in Germany during World War II, where he interviewed several prominent Nazi officials.
After the end of the war, Stoddard's writing faded from popularity.