Background:
Dr. Arthur R. Butz was born and raised in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received his doctorate in Control Sciences from the University of Minnesota. In 1966 he joined the faculty of Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois), where he is now Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. Dr. Butz is the author of numerous technical papers. Since 1980 he has been a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of The Journal of Historical Review, published by the Institute for Historical Review.
Dr. Butz is the author of The Hoax of the Twentieth Century: The case against the presumed extermination of European Jewry. This book is available from Noontide Press.
Repercussions:
Vilified and persecuted for almost three decades.
Writings:
Arthur R. Butz. “The International 'Holocaust' Controversy,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 1 no. 1 (Spring 1980), p. 5.
Arthur R. Butz. “Letter to The New Statesman, Jan. 17, 1980,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 1 no. 2 (Summer 1980), p. 162.
Arthur R. Butz. “Letter to The New Statesman, Nov. 18, 1979,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 1 no. 2 (Summer 1980), p. 153.
Serge Thion. Verite Historique Ou Verite Politique? Reviewed by Arthur R. Butz. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 1 no. 4 (Winter 1980), p. 323.
Arthur R. Butz. “Letter to Commentary, Dec 16, 1980,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 2 no. 3 (Fall 1981), p. 210.
Jean-Gabriel Cohn-Bendit. Intolerable Intolerance. Reviewed by Arthur R. Butz. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 3 no. 3 (Fall 1982), p. 341.
Robert Faurisson. Memoire En Defense. Reviewed by Arthur R. Butz. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 3 no. 3 (Fall 1982), p. 341.
Arthur R. Butz. “Context and Perspective in the 'Holocaust' Controversy,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 3 no. 4 (Winter 1982), p. 371.
W. D. Rubenstein; Walter Sanning, and Arthur R. Butz. “'The Dissolution of Eastern European Jewry': An Exchange,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 5 no. 2, 3, 4 (Winter 1984), p. 367.
Jack Eisner. The Survivor; Moshe Mizrahi, Director, War and Love. Reviewed by Arthur R. Butz. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 7 no. 4 (Winter 1986), p. 469.
Arno J. Mayer. Why Did the Heavens Not Darken? The 'Final Solution' in History. Reviewed by Arthur R. Butz. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 9 no. 3 (Fall 1989), p. 361.
Arthur R. Butz. “A Brief Introduction to Holocaust Revisionism,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 11 no. 2 (Summer 1991), p. 251.
Jean-Claude Pressac. Auschwitz: Technique and Operation of the Gas Chambers. Reviewed by Arthur R. Butz. The Journal of Historical Review, volume 13 no. 3 (May/June 1993), p. 23. Some thoughts on Pressac's opus: A response to a major critique of Holocaust revisionism.
Arthur R. Butz. “New ADL Campaign? [Letter],” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 14 no. 3 (May/June 1994), p. 48.
Arthur R. Butz. “Considerable Element [Letter],” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 15 no. 6 (November/December 1995), p. 48.
Arthur R. Butz. “The Nagging 'Gassing Cellar' Problem,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 16 no. 4 (July/August 1997), p. 20-23. Another look at the "Vergasungskeller" question.
Arthur R. Butz. “Gas Detectors in Auschwitz Crematory II,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 16 no. 5 (September/October 1997), p. 24. A "criminal trace"?
Arthur R. Butz. “Robert Graham and Revisionism,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 17 no. 2 (March/April 1998), p. 24.
Arthur R. Butz. “Peter Sagal's 'Denial',” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 17 no. 3 (May/June 1998), p. 18.
Arthur R. Butz. “Pope Pius XII and the Jews,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 17 no. 4 (July/August 1998), p. 20.
Arthur R. Butz. “Revisionists Meet in Australia,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 17 no. 4 (July/August 1998), p. 18. The "Adelaide Institute" Conference.
Arthur R. Butz. “The Hoax Ends the Twentieth Century,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 17 no. 6 (November/December 1998), p. 2.
Arthur R. Butz. “[David] Irving's Doomed Libel Suit [Letter],” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 19 no. 2 (March/April 2000), p. 71.
Arthur R. Butz. “Swastika Charm [Letter],” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 19 no. 3 (May/June 2000), p. 54.
Arthur R. Butz. “On the 1944 Deportations of Hungarian Jews,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 19 no. 4 (July/August 2000), p. 19. A reply to Jürgen Graf.
Arthur R. Butz. “The Greatest Dirty Open Secret,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 19 no. 5 (September/October 2000), p. 18.
Arthur R. Butz. “Historical Past Vs. Political Present,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 19 no. 6 (November/December 2000), p. 12.
For more information:
Bruce Page. “Letter to Arthur Butz, Jan. 24, 1980,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 1 no. 2 (Summer 1980), p. 162.
“New Attacks Against Arthur Butz for Revisionist Web Site,” The Journal of Historical Review, volume 16 no. 4 (July/August 1997), p. 23.
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