His Melanochroi thus eventually also comprised various other dark Caucasoid populations, including the Hamites ( e . g.
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As such, Huxley's Melanochroi eventually also comprised various other dark Caucasoid populations, including the Hamites ( e . g.
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By the late 19th century, Huxley's Xanthochroi group had been redefined as the " Nordic " race, whereas his Melanochroi became the Mediterranean race.
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The distinguished biologist Thomas Henry Huxley agreed with him, coining the term " Xanthochroi " to refer to fair-skinned Europeans ( as opposed to darker Mediterranean peoples, who Huxley called " Melanochroi " ).
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Some authorities, following Huxley ( 1870 ), distinguished the " Xanthochroi " or " light whites " of Northern Europe with the " Melanochroi " or " dark whites " of the Mediterranean.
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As such, he noted that : " I have purposely omitted such people as the Abyssinians and the Hindoos, who there is every reason to believe result from the intermixture of distinct stocks . " By the late nineteenth century, Huxley's Xanthochroi group had been redefined as the Nordic race, whereas his Melanochroi became the Mediterranean race.