Franz Boas was born 1858 and died in 1942. He contributed many practices and studies towards applied anthropology, he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Anthropology". Boas was one of the first to look at anthropology as a science and as a means of understanding the different cultures and people around the world. Prior anthropologists were likely artifact hunters and had no regard for the cultures that they were encountering. Some of boas' work consisted of teaching and fieldwork, as well as six different trips to study the migratory movements of Inuits starting in 1886. Another important application of Boas was the four field discipline of anthropology, he proclaimed that all sub-fields together are needed to paint an accurate picture of anthropological research.
Franz Boas was born 1858 and died in 1942. He contributed many practices and studies towards applied anthropology, he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Anthropology". Boas was one of the first to look at anthropology as a science and as a means of understanding the different cultures and people around the world. Prior anthropologists were likely artifact hunters and had no regard for the cultures that they were encountering. Some of boas' work consisted of teaching and fieldwork, as well as six different trips to study the migratory movements of the Inuit starting in 1886. Another important application of Boas was the four field discipline of anthropology, he proclaimed that all sub-fields together are needed to paint an accurate picture of anthropological research.
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Inuits
the Inuit