Franz Boas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Anthropology
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Herbart
gptkb:Edward_Sapir
gptkb:Ruth_Benedict
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:American_Anthropological_Association
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birth_date July 9, 1858
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Minden,_Germany
gptkbp:born July 9, 1858
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Boas
Margaret Boas
gptkbp:contribution Cultural relativism
Ethnographic fieldwork
Establishment of anthropology as a discipline
Four-field approach to anthropology
Historical particularism
gptkbp:death_date December 21, 1942
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:died December 21, 1942
gptkbp:employers gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:Anthropology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Franz Boas
gptkbp:influence gptkb:archaeologists
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:psychology
Cultural studies
Social sciences
Linguistic anthropology
Physical anthropology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Margaret_Mead
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkb:Ruth_Benedict
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Wilhelm_Wundt
gptkb:Emile_Durkheim
gptkbp:known_for Cultural relativism
Father of American Anthropology
Historical particularism
gptkbp:legacy Diversity in anthropology
Boasian anthropology
Interdisciplinary approaches in social sciences
Influence on future generations of anthropologists
Advocacy for indigenous peoples
Ethical considerations in anthropology
Cultural anthropology as a discipline
Focus on cultural context
Critique of racial theories
Emphasis on fieldwork methodology
Integration of different anthropological subfields
Promotion of scientific rigor in anthropology
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Edward_Sapir
gptkb:Alfred_Kroeber
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Mind_of_Primitive_Man
Anthropology and Modern Life
Race, Language, and Culture
gptkbp:spouse Marie Krackowizer
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Central_Eskimo
gptkb:The_Mind_of_Primitive_Man
Anthropology and Modern Life
The Nature of Culture
Race, Language, and Culture
The American Indian
The Science of Man
The Culture of the American Indian
The Development of the American Indian
The History of Anthropology
The Problem of the American Indian
The Social Organization of the Kwakiutl Indians
The Study of Culture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Margaret_Mead
gptkb:Edward_Burnett_Tylor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4