Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered.
Franz Boas Quotes
We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of these traits in groups of men found in different geographical areas and in different social classes.
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| Birth: | 9th July, 1858 |
| Death: | 21st December, 1942 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Anthropologist |
About
Franz Uri Boas was born in Minden, Westphalia, Germany. He was a German-born American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". After studying at the Universities of Heidelberg, Bonn, and Kiel, he received a Ph.D. in physics with a minor in geography from the University of Kiel in 1881. In 1887 he emigrated to the United States where he first worked as a museum curator at the Smithsonian, and in 1899 became professor of anthropology at Columbia University where he remained for the rest of his career.
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