The fascists were actually very into this. So were a lot of the socialists, but the fascists moreso. It's an extension of "Technocracy".

People think that means actually being governed by experts in their field, but that's never been true. Instead, it means being governed by technical bureaucrats that are sure they know better than you.

Technocracy is less about being governed by Einstein, and more like being governed by the just the patent office.