Jacques de Mahieu, whose real name was Jacques Girault, (31 October 1915 – 4 October 1990) was a French Argentine

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and

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. He wrote several books on esoterism, which he mixed with anthropological theories inspired by

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. He joined the

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at a young age. A collaborationist in

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and member of the

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, he fled to

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after the liberation of France from the

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. He became a

ideologue in the 1950s, mentor to a Roman Catholic nationalist youth group in the 1960s, and later in life, head of the Argentine chapter of Spanish

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group CEDADE.

Biography

Early life and World War II

He was born in Marseille, France. As a young man he was influenced by authors such as Georges Sorel,

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, and Alexis CarrelNouvelle École n°47, 1995 and joined the

.La cavale des maudits
''

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'', 12 August 1988 During World War II, he was a member of the 33rd Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Charlemagne. After the liberation of France, he was one of the first to flee to

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's Argentina through the ratlines organized by Perón. A naturalized Argentine, he became an ideologue of the

movement, before becoming a mentor to a Roman Catholic nationalist youth group in the 1960s.

Academic career

De Mahieu studied at the Universities of Mendoza and

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; he graduated in

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, as doctor Honoris Causa of Medicine, doctor in economic sciences, and doctor in

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. He became a professor of anthropological studies in Buenos Aires as the deputy rector of the Institute of Human Studies (from 1953 to 1955 and again from 1972 to 1976). He also taught

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and French at the National University of Cuyo (1948–1955), and at the Universidad del Salvador (1964–1965). He also was a member of the Academia Argentina de Sociología (1952–1955), and a lecturer with the

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(1961–1971).

Later life and death

De Mahieu remained in Argentina in his later years. Uki Goñi claims that he was photographed with

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during the latter's 1989 presidential campaign. De Mahieu headed the Argentine chapter of the Spanish

group, CEDADE, until his death in Buenos Aires, in 1990.

Pre-Columbian contact theories

De Mahieu wrote on pre-Columbian America and esoteric Nazism. He traveled to

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for

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studies, and claimed the Guayaki tribes were descendants of the Vikings. He allegedly travelled to

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in 1974, where he visited the Sete Cidades park in

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and considered it a Viking establishment. His books on the

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allege they settled in Mexico before Columbus. His books were translated from French to German by Wilfred von Oven, formerly deputy to the Nazi propagandist

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Economics and politics

Mahieu wrote a book titled ''The Communal Economy'' (1964), which was inspired by a social and economic project developed in

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. The project ended during the ''

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'' regime, which toppled

's government in 1955.For a description of his influence in those revolutionary groups who took to guns in the last 60's and early 70's in Argentina, see Roberto Bardini, ''Tacuara, la Pólvora y la Sangre'' ("Tacuara, Gunpowder and Blood"), dedicated mainly to the far-right Tacuara Nationalist Movement.

Bibliography

In English

*''Foundations of Biopolitics: Race. Ethno-genopolitics. Population Volume. Migrations'', Cariou Publishing, 2023

In Spanish

*''Europa y el nacionalsocialismo: desde el tratado de Versalles'', video *''La inteligencia organizadora'', Editorial San Luis, 1950 *''Filosofía de la estética'', Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, 1950 *''Evolución y porvenir del sindicalismo'', Arayú, 1954 *''La economía comunitaria'', Universidad Argentina de Ciencias Sociales, 1964 *''Diccionario de ciencia política'', Books International, 1966 *''Proletariado y cultura'', Marú, 1967 *''Fundamentos de biopolítica'', Centro Editor Argentino, 1968 *''Maurras y Sorel'', Centro Editor Argentino, 1969 *''Tratado de sociología general'', Centro Editor Argentino, 1969 *''El estado comunitario'', La Bastilla (2nd edition), 1973 *''El gran viaje del Dios-sol'', Hachette, 1976 *''La agonía del dios Sol'', Hachette, 1977 *''La geografía secreta de América'', Hachette, 1978 *''El rey vikingo del Paraguay'', Hachette, 1979 *''La naturaleza del cosmos'', Retorno, 2008

In French

*''Précis de biopolitique'', Éditions celtiques, 1969 *''Le Grand voyage du dieu-soleil'', Édition spéciale, 1971 *''L'Agonie du Dieu Soleil. Les Vikings en Amérique du Sud'', Robert Laffont, 1974 *''Drakkars sur l'Amazone'', Copernic, 1977 *''L'Imposture de Christophe Colomb. La Géographie Secrète de l'Amérique'', Copernic, 1979 *''La Fabuleuse Épopée des Troyens en Amérique du Sud'', Pardès, 1998 *''Les Templiers en Amérique'', J'ai lu, 1999 *''Maurras et Sorel'', Cariou Publishing, 2024

In German

*''Des Sonnengottes große Reise – Die Wikinger in Mexiko und Peru'', Grabert Verlag, 1972 *''Des Sonnengottes Todeskampf – Die Wikinger in Paraguay'', Grabert Verlag, 1973 *''Des Sonnengottes heilige Steine – Die Wikinger in Brasilien'', Grabert Verlag, 1975 *''Wer entdeckte Amerika? – Geheimgeographie vor Kolumbus'', Grabert Verlag, 1977 *''Der weiße König von Ipir'', Grabert Verlag, 1978 *''Die Templer in Amerika oder das Silber der Kathedralen'', Grabert Verlag, 1979 *''Das Wikingerreich von Tiahuanacu – Geschichte eines nordischen Imperiums in Südamerika'', Grabert Verlag, 1981 *''Die Erben Trojas'', Grabert Verlag, 1982 *''Die Flucht der Trojaner: Wie ihre Hochkultur über Nordafrika und die Kanarischen Inseln nach Amerika gelangte'', Grabert Verlag, 1985 *''Volk – Nation – Rasse. Grundlagen der Biopolitik'', DS-Verlag, 2003

References

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