Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici

Anthony Mario Ludovici (1882–1971) was a British philosopher, sociologist, social critic, translator, and polyglot. Born in London, he became known in the early twentieth century as a leading British conservative author and as one of the earliest accomplished English translators and interpreters of Friedrich Nietzsche.

Ludovici wrote nearly forty books, including novels, as well as numerous essays and reviews. His subjects ranged from aesthetics, metaphysics, religion, economics, and politics to health, education, the differences between the sexes, eugenics, and the effects of modern culture. He also wrote about art and maintained an interest in the Alexander Technique.

His advocacy of aristocracy, anti-egalitarianism, traditional social roles, and other controversial ideas has made him a divisive figure. Even so, his prolific output and forceful style make him a revealing voice in the intellectual debates of early twentieth-century Britain.