Ludwig Schemann

Ludwig Schemann
Born(1852-10-16)16 October 1852
Cologne, Prussia
Died13 February 1938(1938-02-13) (aged 85)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
OccupationsLibrarian, translator, race theorist, writer
Notable workDie Rasse in den Geisteswissenschaften (1928–1930)
MovementVolkisch movement
AwardsGoethe Medal for Art and Science (1937)
Honorary citizen of Freiburg (1933, revoked 1946)

Karl Ludwig Schemann (16 October 1852 in Cologne – 13 February 1938 in Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German translator and race theorist. He promoted anti-Semitism and was instrumental in promoting Gobinism to Germany. He "did a great deal to bring Gobineau's term 'Aryan' into vogue amongst German racists".

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