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  • NAME: Franz Boas
  • OCCUPATION: Scientist, Academic Author
  • BIRTH DATE: July 09, 1858
  • DEATH DATE: December 22, 1942
  • EDUCATION: University of Heidelberg, University of Bonn, University of Kiel
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Minden, Germany
  • PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
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Anthropologist Franz Boas helped shape and establish the study of anthropology. He wrote about racism and culture and was widely published.

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Franz Boas was born on July 9, 1858, in Minden, Germany. He studied the history of culture at German universities. In 1886, he came to the U.S., eventually becoming a professor of anthropology at Columbia University. His work made him the leader of anthropology studies. He was an expert in Native American culture and linguistics. The Nazis opposed his views on race and had his books burned.

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