Anthony Ludovici | |
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Born | Anthony Mario Ludovici 8 January 1882 London, England |
Died | 3 May 1971 London, England | (aged 89)
Relatives | Albert Ludovici Sr. (grandfather) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy Counter-Enlightenment Nietzscheanism |
Institutions | English Mistery |
Main interests |
Anthony Mario Ludovici MBE (8 January 1882 – 3 April 1971) was a British philosopher, sociologist, social critic and polyglot. He is known as a proponent of aristocracy and anti-egalitarianism, and in the early 20th century was a leading British conservative author. He wrote on subjects including art,[1] metaphysics, politics, economics, religion, the differences between the sexes and races, health, and eugenics.
Ludovici began his career as an artist, painting and illustrating books. He was private secretary to sculptor Auguste Rodin for several months in 1906.[2] He later wrote over 30 books, and translated many others.