Biography of Franz Boas

Franz Boas (* 9. July 1858 in Minden; † 21. December 1942 in New York City) was a deutsch-US-amerikanischer Ethnologe. He was 84 years old. He had at least 2 children (1 son and 1 daughter). His education included University of Bonn, Kiel University and Heidelberg University. He worked at Columbia University, Clark University, Smithsonian Institution and American Museum of Natural History. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Dale Cemetery.