Madison Grant

American lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist (1865–1937)
Person Human Q1337762
Madison Grant

Facts

23 properties
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 41
VIAF cluster ID
60013382
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2002068972, no97066686
GND ID
124321143
American National Biography ID
1300642
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/81680
BHL creator ID
15387
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14450776m
CONOR.SI ID
133899619
DDB person (GND) ID
124321143
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124321143
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Madison-Grant
FAST ID
408074
Find a Grave memorial ID
71165382
Freebase ID
/m/035g6f
Geni profile ID
6000000032411027088
Harper's tag
madison-grant
IdRef ID
085951943
InfluenceWatch ID
person/madison-grant
J9U entity ID
987007261919405171
LibriVox author ID
12088
NL CR AUT ID
kup20030000033128
NLA Trove people ID
839653
NUKAT ID
n2012069662
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000055990
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810547411705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
12267443X
Obálky knih ID
kup20030000033128
Online Books Page author ID
Grant, Madison, 1865-1937
Open Library ID
OL4277106A, OL153451A
OpenMLOL author ID
177592
Prabook ID
1073404
Project Gutenberg author ID
44795
RationalWiki ID
Madison_Grant
Runeberg author ID
grantmad
SNAC ARK ID
w6hd87rd
Wellcome Collection concept ID
smevupmt
WikiTree person ID
Grant-5840
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxmGDv3V3dRBKB6r3PYT3

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Movement 4
Academic degree 3
Field of work 3
Educated at 2
Influenced 2
Position held 2
Cause of death 1
Country of citizenship 1
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Manner of death 1
Member of 1
Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
Place of burial 1
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Summary

Born in New York City[1], he… he was born on November 19, 1865[2]. He died in New York City[3]. He died on May 30, 1937[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], anthropologist[6], racial theorist[7], historian[8], and zoologist[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Yale University[19], a private university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1701[28], headquartered in New Haven[29] and Columbia University[20], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1754[32], headquartered in Manhattan[33]. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Arts[34], Bachelor of Laws[35], and honours degree[36].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include eugenics[14], a social theory[37]; conservation movement[15], a political movement[38]; and scientific racism[16], a political ideology[39]. Positions held include deputy chairperson[17], a corporate title[40] and general secretary[18], a position[41].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was nephritis[42].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Jared Taylor[43], a political activist[44], b. 1951[45], of United States[46], specialised in race and intelligence[47] and Jon Alfred Mjøen[48], a biologist[49], 1860–1939[50], of Norway[51].

Works attributed to him include The Passing of the Great Race[52], a literary work[53].

FAQs

Where was Madison Grant born?

Born in New York City[1].

Where did Madison Grant die?

Madison Grant died in New York City[3].

Who were Madison Grant's parents?

Madison Grant's father was Gabriel Grant[11].

What did Madison Grant do for work?

Madison Grant worked as lawyer[5], anthropologist[6], racial theorist[7], historian[8], and zoologist[9].

Where did Madison Grant go to school?

Madison Grant was educated at Yale University[19] and Columbia University[20].

Who did Madison Grant influence?

Madison Grant has been cited as an influence by Jared Taylor[43] and Jon Alfred Mjøen[48].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. wikidata.org.

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  20. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → madison-grant
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: madison-grant, Matched to madison grant (#289944405) in Harper's ta…"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lawyer, anthropologist, racial theorist +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31712: import P21 and P106 from GND (11)"
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