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Franz Boas  

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  • Franz Boas (1858–1942), the German-born American anthropologist, was the predominant intellectual and organizing figure in the professionalization of anthropology in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His efforts throughout a long lifetime gave American anthropology its shape and character. [Source: Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia; Boas, Franz]

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