Michael H. Hart (born April 28, 1932) is an American astrophysicist and author, most notably of The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History. He has described himself as a white separatist and is active in white separatist causes.
Science
He received a BA from Cornell University in 1952, an MS from Adelphi University in 1969, and a PhD in astronomy from Princeton University in 1972. He has worked as a research fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the Goddard Space Flight Center, and the Carnegie Institution for Science. He was a professor at the University of Maryland, Anne Arundel Community College, and Trinity University.
History
His first book was The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, which has sold more than 500,000 copies and been translated into 15 languages. What mainly surprised readers in this book was the first person on Hart's list (Hart, 1992). Hart decided to choose Muhammad over Jesus or Moses. Hart attributes this to the fact that Muhammad was "supremely successful" in both the religious and secular realms. He also accredits Muhammad for his role in the development of Islam, far more influential than Jesus' collaboration in the development of Christianity. He attributes the development of Christianity to St. Paul, who played a pivotal role in the dissemination of Christianity.
His third book, A View from the Year 3000, published in 1999, is a history of the future which includes both technological advances and political developments.
His fourth book, Understanding Human History, is a history of humanity, beginning about 100,000 years ago and going through the 20th century. It includes discussions of developments in every major area of the world. Unlike other books on world history, it explicitly discusses racial differences in intelligence, and explains how, why, and when they arose. The book also discusses the many consequences that those differences have had on human events, starting in prehistoric times and continuing to the present. The book includes an abundance of data and tables, together with sixteen maps, three tables, an extensive bibliography, and a thorough index. The Southern Poverty Law Center describes the book as "racist".
One of Hart's articles asserted that the works attributed to William Shakespeare were in fact written by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford.
Racial conferences
In 1996, Hart addressed a conference organized by Jared Taylor's white separatist organization, New Century Foundation, publisher of American Renaissance. He proposed partitioning the United States into four states: a white state, a black state, a Hispanic state, and an integrated mixed-race state
At the 2006 American Renaissance conference, Hart, who is Jewish, had a public confrontation with David Duke, the former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and former Louisiana state representative, over Duke's antisemitic remarks.
Hart organized a conference held in Baltimore in 2009 with the title, Preserving Western Civilization. It was billed as addressing the need to defend "America's Judeo-Christian heritage and European identity" from immigrants, Muslims, and African Americans. Invited speakers included: Lawrence Auster, Peter Brimelow, Steven Farron, Julia Gorin, Lino A. Graglia, Henry C. Harpending, Roger D. McGrath, Pat Richardson, J. Philippe Rushton, Srdja Trifković, and Brenda Walker. The Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center described the conference as "racist".
Bibliography
- The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History, 1978 (Revised Edition, 1992)
- Extra-Terrestrials, Where Are They? (co-edited with Ben Zuckerman), 1982
- A View from the Year 3000 (Poseidon Press, 1999)
- Understanding Human History (Washington Summit Publishers, 2007).
- "The Newton Awards: A History of Genius in Science and Technology" (co-written with Claire L. Parkinson), (Washington Summit Publishers, 2013)
References
External links
- Preserving Western Civilization bio