▁led ▁to ▁" stru gg le ▁against ▁any ▁theory ▁concerning ▁the ▁superior ity ▁of ▁this ▁or ▁that ▁European ▁race ". ▁ ▁Ri ple y ▁( 1 8 9 9 ) ▁American ▁econom ist ▁William ▁Z . ▁Ri ple y ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁define ▁a ▁" Te ut onic ▁race " ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁R aces ▁of ▁Europe ▁( 1 8 9 9 ). ▁He ▁divided ▁Europe ans ▁into ▁three ▁main ▁sub categories : ▁Te ut onic ▁( te ut on isch ), ▁Al pine ▁and ▁Mediter rane an . ▁According ▁to ▁Ri ple y ▁the ▁" Te ut onic ▁race " ▁res ided ▁in ▁Sc and in avia , ▁northern ▁France , ▁northern ▁Germany , ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁states ▁and ▁East ▁Pr uss ia , ▁northern ▁Poland , ▁north west ▁Russia , ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁Ireland , ▁parts ▁of ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁and ▁was ▁typ ified ▁by ▁light ▁hair , ▁light ▁skin , ▁blue ▁eyes , ▁tall ▁stat ure , ▁a ▁narrow ▁nose , ▁and ▁sl ender ▁body ▁type . ▁It ▁was ▁Ri ple y ▁who ▁popular ized ▁this ▁idea ▁of ▁three ▁bi ological ▁European ▁races . ▁Ri ple y ▁borrow ed ▁Den iker ' s ▁termin ology ▁of ▁Nord ic ▁( he ▁had ▁previously ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁" Te ut on "); ▁his ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁races ▁re lied ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁anth rop ometric ▁measurements , ▁but ▁focused ▁especially ▁on ▁their ▁ce phal ic ▁index ▁and ▁stat ure . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁Den iker ,