Franz Boas

"My chief idea in this is that these tribes mist be studied in relation to one
another and that only someone who understands the East will be able to thoroughly
understand the West".(Muller-Willi p.97). Words written by a man who is now
regarded as being the founder of modern American anthropology, Franz Boas. The views
of culture expressed by Boas throughout his anthropological career have shaped how his
generation and possibly all generations after him view culture.
Franz Boas was born in Minden Germany on July 9, 1958 as one of 6 children.…