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• BOAS, FRANZ — (1858–1942), U.S. anthropologist who established anthropology as an academic discipline in the U.S.A. Born in Minden, Germany, he taught geography at the University of Berlin, which led to his Arctic expedition to Baffin Island in 1883–84.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Boas, Franz — born July 9, 1858, Minden, Westphalia [Germany] died Dec. 22, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S. German born U.S. anthropologist. Trained in physics and geography (Ph.D., 1881), Boas was part of an early scientific expedition to Baffin Island (1883–84),… …   Universalium

• Boas, Franz — (1858–1942)    German anthropologist who spent most of his life in the United States and is known as a “founding father” of American (i.e., cultural) anthropology, at Columbia University heading the first Department of Anthropology in the country …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• Boas, Franz — (1858 1942) A German born anthropologist who founded modern cultural anthropology (see social anthropology ) in the United States. He and his students came to dominate American anthropology for the first three decades of the twentieth century.… …   Dictionary of sociology

• Boas, Franz — (1858–1942)    US anthropologist. Boas is considered a major figure in American anthropology and the pioneer of modern scientific methods in that discipline.    Born and educated in Germany, he was at first a geographer. On an expedition to… …   Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament

• Pacific Northwest —    Among the 11 recognized Native American nations of the North American Pacific Northwest coast, there are numerous village community identities, and shamans are prominent figures: for the Tsimshian, “Of all the people, the shaman, or medicine… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• Franz Boas — Infobox Person name = Franz Boas image size = 200px caption = birth date = birth date|1858|7|9 birth place = Minden, [www.franz boas.com further information about the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Boas´ birth at Minden e. g. an… …   Wikipedia

• Jesup North Pacific Expedition — Die Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897–1902) war eine bedeutende anthropologische Forschungsexpedition in den nordpazifischen Raum nach Sibirien, Alaska und an die Nordwestküste von Kanada. Der Zweck der Expedition war es, die Beziehungen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jesup North Pacific Expedition — The Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897 1902) was a major anthropological expedition to Siberia, Alaska, and the north west coast of Canada. The purpose of the expedition was to investigate the relationships between the peoples at each side of… …   Wikipedia

• Franz Boas — Franz Boas, um 1915 Franz Boas (* 9. Juli 1858 in Minden; † 21. Dezember 1942 in New York) war ein deutschstämmiger US amerikanischer Anthropologe, Ethnologe, Physiker und Geograph …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Pazifik-Boas — Pazifikboa (Candoia carinata paulsoni) Systematik Ordnung: Schuppenkriechtiere (Squamata) Unterordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia