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Francis Parker Yockey

Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher (died 1960)

Born
September 18, 1917
Age in 2026
109
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1917

About Francis Parker Yockey

Francis Parker Yockey (September 18, 1917 – June 17, 1960) was an American fascist writer best known for his neo-Spenglerian book Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics, published in 1948 under the pen name Ulick Varange, which called for a neo-Nazi European empire. Yockey supported far-right causes around the world and remains an influence on white nationalist and neo-fascist movements. Yockey was an antisemite, a reverent proponent of German Nazism, and an early Holocaust denier. In the 1930s, he contacted and worked with the Nazi-aligned Silver Shirts and the German-American Bund. He served in the U.S. Army in 1942–43, and went AWOL to help Nazi spies. After legal appointments in Detroit during 1944 and 1945, he worked for 11 months on the War Crimes Tribunal in Germany before he either resigned or was fired for secretly and subversively siding with the Nazis. In London, he worked for the British fascist Oswald Mosley's Union Movement, and, after falling out with Mosley, founded the breakaway European Liberation Front in 1949, leading it until it fizzled, around 1954. During the Cold War, Yockey reportedly worked with Soviet bloc intelligence, and argued for a tactical far-right alliance with the Soviets against what he saw as Jewish-American hegemony. He also briefly wrote anti-Jewish propaganda in Egypt, where he met its then president, Gamal Abdel Nasser. Yockey remained influential in fascist circles until his suicide in FBI custody in 1960. His last visitor in prison was Willis Carto, who fervently picked up the baton, becoming the leading advocate and publisher of Yockey's writings. In 1938, his essay "The Tragedy of Youth" was published in Social Justice, a journal known for publishing antisemitic tracts that was distributed by the "radio priest" Charles Coughlin. After the war Thompson and Madole became advocates of Yockey's worldview and published some of his essays.

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Francis Parker Yockey timeline

  1. In 1938, his essay "The Tragedy of Youth" was published in Social Justice, a journal known for publishing antisemitic tracts that was distributed by the "radio priest" Charles Coughlin.
  2. In London, he worked for the British fascist Oswald Mosley's Union Movement, and, after falling out with Mosley, founded the breakaway European Liberation Front in 1949, leading it until it fizzled, around 1954.

The world when Francis Parker Yockey was born

Francis Parker Yockey was born in 1917. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1917

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" – H.G. Wells

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentProfessional sports curtailed as America enters World War I
  • Top headlineUS enters World War I
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical military use of sonar
  • World population~1.77B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population100.8M

1917 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Francis Parker Yockey's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19172026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Population100.8M341 million

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