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  • 1900 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Franz Boas was a researcher affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily revolved around language and linguistics, with a notable focus on the classification and study of indigenous American languages.

The scientist's recent publications included studies that addressed various aspects of indigenous languages and cultural anthropology. Their notable papers were:

  • Classification of American Indian Languages, 2024, published in Language
  • Os índios Bella-Coola do Capitão Jacobsen, 2024, published in Proa Revista de Antropologia e Arte
  • Introdução ao Manual das Línguas Indígenas Americanas, 2023, published in Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar
  • The Classification of American Languages (Translated from English by Igor V. Kuznetsov), 2024, published in Sibirskie istoricheskie issledovaniya

These papers contributed to the field of linguistics and cultural studies, reflecting a focus on indigenous languages and their classifications within a broader anthropological context.

Their frequent co-authors included:

  • Marina Cavalcante Vieira
  • Yolanda Martínez-San
  • Carter Miguel
  • Kathleen Mathes
  • Alex Dupuy

Frequent publication venues for their work were diverse and included:

  • Language
  • Proa Revista de Antropologia e Arte
  • Current perspectives in social theory
  • Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar
  • Sibirskie istoricheskie issledovaniya

Franz Boas was recognized as a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1900, marking a significant milestone in their academic career.

Their research contributed primarily to the subfield of language and linguistics, with broader implications for linguistics and cultural studies. The work spanned several years and was documented through multiple publications focusing on indigenous American languages and their classification.

Best Publications

  • Race, Language and Culture

    Franz Boas

  • The Central Eskimo

    Franz Boas

  • Anthropology and modern life

    Franz Boas

  • Handbook of American Indian languages

    Franz Boas

  • Changes in bodily form of descendants of immigrants

    Franz Boas

  • The Mind of Primitive Man

    Franz Boas

  • The Limitations of the Comparative Method of Anthropology

    Franz Boas

  • The Social Organization and the Secret Societies of the Kwakiutl Indians

    Franz Boas

  • The shaping of American anthropology, 1883-1911 : a Franz Boas reader

    Franz Boas;George W. Stocking

  • The ethnography of Franz Boas

    Franz Boas;Ronald Preston Rohner;Evelyn C. Rohner;Hedy Parker

  • On Alternating Sounds

    F. Boas

  • THE HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY

    Franz Boas

  • Kwakiutl grammar : with a glossary of the suffixes

    Franz Boas;Helene Boas Yampolsky;Zellig S. Harris

  • The Mind of Primitive Man.

    A. Irving Hallowell;Franz Boas

  • The Thompson Indians of British Columbia

    James Alexander Teit;Franz Boas

  • The Methods of Ethnology

    Franz Boas

  • THE STUDY OF GEOGRAPHY

    Franz Boas

  • A Franz Boas Reader: The Shaping of American Anthropology, 1883-1911

    Franz Boas;George W. Stocking

  • Franz Boas' Approach to Language

    Roman Jakobson;Franz Boas

  • Introduction to the Handbook of American Indian languages

    Franz Boas

  • Race, Language and Culture.

    Joseph S. Roucek;Franz Boas

  • Changes in Bodily Form of Descendants of Immigrants: Final Report

    Franz Boas;Franz Boaz

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Sapir
Edward Sapir Yale University
Ronald P. Rohner
Ronald P. Rohner University of Connecticut
Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead American Museum of Natural History
Roman Jakobson
Roman Jakobson Harvard University
Melville J. Herskovits
Melville J. Herskovits Northwestern University

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