Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Franz Boas
Born: July 9, 1858
Died: December 21, 1942 (aged 84)
Bio: Franz Uri Boas was a German-American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".
Known for:
- Race, Language and Culture (1940)
- Anthropology and modern life (1928)
- Primitive Art (1927)
- The Mind of Primitive Man (1911)
- The central Eskimo (1888)