Boas

American  

[boh-az] / ˈboʊ æz /

noun

1. Franz 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.

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Boas British  

/ ˈboːas, ˈbəʊæz /

noun

1. Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)

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Boas Scientific  

/ bō′ăz /

1. German-born American anthropologist who emphasized the systematic analysis of culture and language structures.

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Boas and his acolytes argued, in Mr. Saad’s summary, that “there are no human universals. Every culture has to be judged in its own idiosyncratic reality.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Boas, who leads the retirement initiative for the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

“This is coming at a moment where we have an affordability crisis. We need to prioritize making daily life more affordable” Boas said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Boas agreed that access to retirement accounts alone isn’t enough.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

This, Mr Boas, who appears to be a bold man, tolerably confident in his own capabilities and acquirements, has done, and in a very amusing, although not altogether an unobjectionable manner.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various

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