<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Franz Uri Boas (/ ˈfrɑːnz ˈboʊ. æz /; German: (ˈboːas); July 9, 1858--December 21, 1942) was a German - American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology". His work is associated with the movement of anthropological historicism . </P> <P> Studying in Germany, Boas was awarded a doctorate in 1881 in physics while also studying geography . He then participated in a geographical expedition to northern Canada, where he became fascinated with the culture and language of the Baffin Island Inuit . He went on to do field work with the indigenous cultures and languages of the Pacific Northwest . In 1887 he emigrated to the United States, where he first worked as a museum curator at the Smithsonian, and in 1899 became professor of anthropology at Columbia University, where he remained for the rest of his career . Through his students, many of whom went on to found anthropology departments and research programmes inspired by their mentor, Boas profoundly influenced the development of American anthropology . Among his most significant students were Manuel Gamio, A.L. Kroeber, Ruth Benedict, Edward Sapir, Margaret Mead, Melville Herskovits, Anita Brenner, and Zora Neale Hurston . </P>

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