Visit the German Corner Home Page Terms of Use Privacy Statement German Corner Website German-American Mall Contact Biography Main Menu Previous Page Next Page BOAS, Franz (1858-1942), German-American anthropologist and ethnologist, born in Minden, and educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Bonn, and Kiel. In 1883-84 he made a scientific exploration of the Baffin Island region of the Arctic.

Biographies of the Individuals Associated with the American Museum of Natural's Jesup North Pacific Expedition Franz Boas (1858-1942) is called the father of modern anthropology for his pioneering work on race, culture and lanuage. Boas trained the first generation of American anthropologists including Ruth Benedict, Alfred L. Kroeber, Robert Lowie, Margaret Mead, and Edward Sapir. Boas designed ...