Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Contributed to
na06Aleutian manuscript collection
Aleutian manuscript collectionbook chapter 1944
nd12Kaska tales
Kaska talesarticle 1917
ne06Third report on the Indians of British Columbia
Third report on the Indians of British Columbiaessay 1892
ne06The mythology of the Bella Coola Indians
The mythology of the Bella Coola Indiansbook chapter 1900
ne11Second general report on the Indians of British Columbia
Second general report on the Indians of British Columbiabook chapter 1891
- Summary
- Franz Uri Boas was a German-American anthropologist and ethnomusicologist. He was a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". His work is associated with the movements known as historical particularism and cultural relativism. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
- Born
- 1858-07-09 [4][6]
- Birth Place
- Minden [4]
- Minden (Westf) [6]
- Died
- 1942-12-21 [4][6]
- Death Place
- New York City [4]
- New York, NY [6]
- Country
- United States [6]
- Germany [6]
- Website
- http://www.franz-boas.com [4]
- Occupation
- anthropologist [4]
- linguist [4]
- university teacher [4]
- geographer [4]
- philosopher [4]
- curator [4]
- art historian [4]
- ethnographer [4]
- Employer
- Columbia University [4]
- Clark University [4]
- Smithsonian Institution [4]
- American Museum of Natural History [4]
- Work Place
- New York, NY [6]
- Educated at
- Heidelberg University [4]
- University of Bonn [4]
- Kiel University [4]
- Country of Education
- Germany [4]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- Notable Names Database
- Profile [4]
- Oxford Reference
- Overview [4]
- American National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Sources
- 1. National Library of Korea
- 2. National Library and Archives of Québec
- 3. Danish Bibliographic Centre
- 4. Wikidata
- 5. VIAF
- 6. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 7. Library of Congress
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