JOSIAH C. NOTT

(Josiah Clark Nott)


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Nott, a Southerner who owned slaves, was not only an apologist for slavery as this quotation illustrates, but also wrote on his theories of race. Nott was one of the writers about race that Darwin singled out as being completely wrong in 1871: The Descent of Man.


Nott, a Southerner who owned slaves, was not only an apologist for slavery as this quotation illustrates, but also wrote on his theories of race. Nott was one of the writers about race that Darwin singled out as being completely wrong in 1871: The Descent of Man.


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Josiah C. Nott
Josiah C. Nott
  • Born: March 31, 1804
  • Died: April 1, 1873
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Physician

Josiah Clark Nott was an American surgeon and anthropologist. He studied the etiology of yellow fever. He supported slavery and engaged in phrenology.