Christoph Meiners
Christoph Meiners | |
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Christoph Meiners; portrait by Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger (c. 1772) | |
| Born | 31 July 1747 Warstade |
| Died | 1 May 1810 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Göttingen |
| Philosophical work | |
| School | Göttingen school of history |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen |
| Main interests | Polygenism |
Christoph Meiners (31 July 1747 – 1 May 1810) was a German racialist, philosopher, historian, and writer born in Warstade. He supported the polygenist theory of human origins. He was a member of the Göttingen school of history.