Boas

American

[boh-az] / ˈboʊ æz /

noun

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

Boas British

/ ˈboːas, ˈbəʊæz /

noun

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 /

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Zora Neale Hurston was a student of the anthropologist Franz Boas, and her fieldwork in rural Florida informs this novel of passionate love and tempestuous weather.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

He took post-graduate work at Columbia, and was a pupil of those distinguished scientists, Dr. Putnam and Dr. Boas.

From The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American by Eastman, Charles Alexander

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