Butz, Arthur R.

(1933– )

   Butz is a Holocaust denier, who is also an associate professor of electrical engineering at Northwestern University. His 1976 book, The Hoax of the Twentieth Century, was one of the first major works of Holocaust denial in the English language. Along with other deniers, such as David Irving, Butz played a role in the Holocaust denial movement by writing articles for the now-defunct Journal of Historical Review (on whose editorial advisory board he served from 1980 through 2001) and by occasionally speaking at Holocaust denial conferences.