Boas

American

[boh-az] / ˈboʊ æz /

noun

Franz 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.

Boas British

/ ˈboːas, ˈbəʊæz /

noun

Franz (frants). 1858–1942, US anthropologist, born in Germany. He made major contributions to cultural and linguistic anthropology in studies of North American Indians, including The Mind of Primitive Man (1911; 1938)

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Boas Scientific

/ bō′ăz /

German-born American anthropologist who emphasized the systematic analysis of culture and language structures.

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“This is coming at a moment where we have an affordability crisis. We need to prioritize making daily life more affordable” Boas said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Boas agreed that access to retirement accounts alone isn’t enough.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Boas said details such as access to funds and emergency-saving features, as well as auto-enrollment and auto-escalation of savings rates, will be critical to watch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Mr Boas spent his career travelling the world as an aid worker, which took him to the Gaza Strip, Rwanda and Ukraine.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024

This, Mr Boas, who appears to be a bold man, tolerably confident in his own capabilities and acquirements, has done, and in a very amusing, although not altogether an unobjectionable manner.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various

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