Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (May 11, 1752 – January 22, 1840) was a German doctor and physiologist whose studies related to classification of human races. On the basis of his craniometrical research (analysis of human skulls), Blumenbach divided the human species into five races: the Caucasian race or white race; the Mongolian or yellow race; the Malayan or brown race; the Negroid, or black race; and the American or red race. How he linked Craniometrical research to skin color is baffling.
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written by Toros, October 14, 2008
Dont understand much of this myself, although interestingly it seems his later research conlcuded all races were equal, but that others misinterpreted or used his research selectivly for Racial subjugation by other scientists.
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