Franz Boas, German-American Anthropologist
Franz Boas meets the Eskimos. Franz Boas (1858-1942) was a German-American pioneer of modern anthropology. Like many such pioneers, he trained in other disciplines; he received his doctorate in physics, and did post-doctoral work in geography. He applied the scientific method to the study of human cultures and societies; previously this discipline was based on the formulation of grand theories around anecdotal knowledge. This image has been colorized
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