English-German philosopher and author (born 1855)

Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Houston Stewart Chamberlain was a British-German-French philosopher who wrote works about political philosophy and natural science. His writing promoted German ethnonationalism, antisemitism, scientific racism, and Nordicism; he has been described as a "racialist writer". His best-known book, the two-volume Die Grundlagen des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, published in 1899, became highly influential in the pan-Germanic Völkisch movements of the early 20th century, and later influenced the antisemitism of Nazi racial policy. In the early 1920s, Chamberlain met and encouraged Adolf Hitler: he has been referred to as "Hitler's John the Baptist".

Born

1855

September 9

Died

1927

Era

1850s

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1320 In the Battle of Saint George, the Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.

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The world in 1927

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april 12 Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.[citation needed]
april 12 Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
april 19 Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
april 23 Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

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Clare Sheridan 1885–1970 English sculptor and author (born 1885) Daniel Carleton Gajdusek 1923– American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008) James Agate 1877–1947 English author and critic (born 1877) Joe Theismann 1949– American football player and sportscaster Julia Sawalha 1968– English actress Mattias Öhlund 1976– Swedish ice hockey player Otis Redding 1941–1967 American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1941) Paul Goodman 1911–1972 American psychotherapist and author (born 1911) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 1949– Indonesian general and politician, 6th President of Indonesia

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Evelyn De Morgan 1855– English painter (died 1919) Innokenty Annensky 1855– Russian poet and critic (died 1909) John Browning 1855–1926 American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (died 1926) Léon Teisserenc de Bort 1855–1913 French meteorologist (born 1855) Yukteswar Giri 1855– Indian guru and educator (died 1936)

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