Ernest Renan
French philosopher and writer (1823–1892)
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19th-century French scholar who made waves analyzing early Christianity and Semitic languages, then pivoted to promoting nationalist ideology and racial hierarchy theories that aged poorly.
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Joseph Ernest Renan was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, writing on Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic. He wrote works on the origins of early Christianity, and espoused popular political theories especially concerning nationalism, national identity, and the superiority of white people over other human races.
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