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'''George-Alexis Montandon''' (19 April 1879 – 30 August 1944) was a [[Swiss French]] [[anthropologist]]. He was a proponent of [[scientific racism]] prior to [[World War II]]. During the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|German occupation of France]], he was responsible for the [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitic]] exhibition ''[[Le Juif et la France]]''.
'''George-Alexis Montandon''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɔʁʒ mɔ̃tɑ̃dɔ̃}}; 19 April 1879 – 30 August 1944) was a [[Swiss French]] [[anthropologist]]. He was a proponent of [[scientific racism]] prior to [[World War II]]. During the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II|German occupation of France]], he was responsible for the [[Antisemitism|anti-Semitic]] exhibition ''[[Le Juif et la France]]''.


George Montandon helped to perpetuate the hoax of De Loys's ape and fought for it be scientifically recognised as a new species. He was heavily ridiculed for his hypothesis. Today, De Loy's ape is virtually unanimously regarded as a hoax.
George Montandon helped to perpetuate the hoax of [[François de Loys|De Loys's]] ape and fought for it be scientifically recognised as a new species. He was heavily ridiculed for his hypothesis. Today, De Loys's ape is virtually unanimously regarded as a hoax.<ref>Saunders, Christopher "Things That Are Not: Georges Montandon's Malicious Monkey Business," ''The Avocado'' [https://the-avocado.org/2018/10/27/things-that-are-not-montandons-mendacious-monkey-business/]</ref>


Ethnologist at the Musée de l'Homme, theoretician of racism, [[Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy|collaborator]] and anti- Semite, he was one of the guarantors of a so-called "scientific" racism before the Second World War. However, even under [[Vichy France|Vichy]], he and the movement to which he belonged with René Martial remained marginal in the French intellectual world.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496763277 |title=Culture nazie ? : la tentation létale des intellectuels du XXe siècle = Cultura nazista ? : la tentazione letale degli intelletuali del Novecento |date=2007 |publisher=Mimesis |others=Andrea Cavazzini |isbn=978-88-8483-462-1 |location=Milan |oclc=496763277}}</ref>
Ethnologist at the Musée de l'Homme, theoretician of racism, [[Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy|collaborator]] and anti-Semite, he was one of the guarantors of a so-called "scientific" racism before the Second World War. However, even under [[Vichy France|Vichy]], he and the movement to which he belonged with [[René Martial]] remained marginal in the French intellectual world.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496763277 |title=Culture nazie ? : la tentation léthale des intellectuels du XXe siècle = Cultura nazista ? : la tentazione letale degli intelletuali del Novecento |date=2007 |publisher=Mimesis |others=Andrea Cavazzini |isbn=978-88-8483-462-1 |location=Milan |oclc=496763277}}</ref>


George Montandon was a vicious advocate for racist eugenics theories. He and his wife were killed by the French Resistance for collaborating with the Nazis.<ref>https://en.sewasew.com/p/montandon-george-alexis</ref>
George Montandon was a vicious advocate for racist eugenics theories. He and his wife were killed by the French Resistance for collaborating with the Nazis.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.sewasew.com/p/montandon-george-alexis | title=Sewasew &#124; Montandon, George Alexis }}</ref>


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George Montandon
Born
George-Alexis Montandon

19 April 1879
Cortaillod, Switzerland
Died30 August 1944 (aged 65)
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
NationalitySwiss French
OccupationAnthropologist
Known forLe Juif et la France
De Loys's ape

George-Alexis Montandon (French pronunciation: [ʒɔʁʒ mɔ̃tɑ̃dɔ̃]; 19 April 1879 – 30 August 1944) was a Swiss French anthropologist. He was a proponent of scientific racism prior to World War II. During the German occupation of France, he was responsible for the anti-Semitic exhibition Le Juif et la France.

George Montandon helped to perpetuate the hoax of De Loys's ape and fought for it be scientifically recognised as a new species. He was heavily ridiculed for his hypothesis. Today, De Loys's ape is virtually unanimously regarded as a hoax.[1]

Ethnologist at the Musée de l'Homme, theoretician of racism, collaborator and anti-Semite, he was one of the guarantors of a so-called "scientific" racism before the Second World War. However, even under Vichy, he and the movement to which he belonged with René Martial remained marginal in the French intellectual world.[2]

George Montandon was a vicious advocate for racist eugenics theories. He and his wife were killed by the French Resistance for collaborating with the Nazis.[3]

References

  1. ^ Saunders, Christopher "Things That Are Not: Georges Montandon's Malicious Monkey Business," The Avocado [1]
  2. ^ Culture nazie ? : la tentation léthale des intellectuels du XXe siècle = Cultura nazista ? : la tentazione letale degli intelletuali del Novecento. Andrea Cavazzini. Milan: Mimesis. 2007. ISBN 978-88-8483-462-1. OCLC 496763277.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Sewasew | Montandon, George Alexis".
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