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Bo·as (bōʹăz), Franz. 1858-1942.
German-born American anthropologist who emphasized the systematic analysis of culture and language structures.
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BOAS, FRANZ — (1858–1942), U.S. anthropologist who established anthropology as an academic discipline in the U.S.A. Born in Minden, Germany, he taught geography at the University of Berlin, which led to his Arctic expedition to Baffin Island in 1883–84.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Boas, Franz — born July 9, 1858, Minden, Westphalia [Germany] died Dec. 22, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S. German born U.S. anthropologist. Trained in physics and geography (Ph.D., 1881), Boas was part of an early scientific expedition to Baffin Island (1883–84),… … Universalium
Boas, Franz — (1858–1942) German anthropologist who spent most of his life in the United States and is known as a “founding father” of American (i.e., cultural) anthropology, at Columbia University heading the first Department of Anthropology in the country … Historical dictionary of shamanism
Boas, Franz — ► (1858 1942) Etnólogo y lingüista alemán. Fue pionero en los estudios de campo de las lenguas amerindias. Su aportación a la teoría lingüística está en el análisis semántico de las formas gramaticales. Es autor del Manual de las lenguas de los… … Enciclopedia Universal
Boas, Franz — (1858 1942) A German born anthropologist who founded modern cultural anthropology (see social anthropology ) in the United States. He and his students came to dominate American anthropology for the first three decades of the twentieth century.… … Dictionary of sociology
Boas, Franz — (1858–1942) US anthropologist. Boas is considered a major figure in American anthropology and the pioneer of modern scientific methods in that discipline. Born and educated in Germany, he was at first a geographer. On an expedition to… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Boas, Franz — (1858 1942) American anthropol ogist. Born in Minden, Westphalia, he studied the Eskimos in Baffin Island. After teaching at Berlin University, he went to the US where he taught at Clark University, later becoming professor of anthropology at… … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
BOAS, Franz — (1858 1942) German/Jewish/American whose is considered one of the founders of ANTHROPOLOGY. He pioneered the technique fieldwork among the Kwakiutl of British Columbia. His works include The Social Organization and Secret Societies of the… … Concise dictionary of Religion
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