Franz Boas

Franz Boas (July 9, 1858 – December 22, 1942) was one of the pioneers of modern anthropology and is often called the "Father of American Anthropology". Like many such pioneers, he trained in other disciplines; he received his doctorate in physics, and did post-doctoral work in geography.

External links

• A reassessment of human cranial plasticity: Boas revisited -- Summary of critical paper by Corey S. Sparks and Richard L. Jantz.
• Heredity, Environment, and Cranial Form -- article confirming Boas's research, by Clarence C. Gravlee, H. Russell Bernard, and William R. Leonard
• Franz Boas Out of the Ivory Tower -- essay on the relationship between the academy and politics, drawing on the example of Boas
• The Great Social Anthropology Scam, Chris Brand — article from The Occidental Quarterly, a website and journal advocating white nationalist opinions, examining what the author describes as the "destructive legacy of Franz Boas".