Madison Grant
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. Grant is less noted for his far-reaching achievements in conservation than for his pseudoscientific advocacy of Nordicism, a form of racism which views the "Nordic race" as superior.
Madison Grant | |
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Grant in the early 1920s | |
| Born | November 19, 1865 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1937 (aged 71) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, writer, zoologist |
| Known for | Eugenics, Scientific racism, The Passing of the Great Race, Nordicism |
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As a white supremacist eugenicist, Grant was the author of The Passing of the Great Race (1916), one of the most famous racist texts, and played an active role in crafting immigration restriction and anti-miscegenation laws in the United States. As a conservationist, he is credited with the saving of species including the American bison, helped create the Bronx Zoo, Glacier National Park, and Denali National Park, and co-founded the Save the Redwoods League. Grant developed much of the discipline of wildlife management.