FAQ About Franz Boas
Where did Franz Boas work during his career?
Franz Boas spent much of his career in the United States and was notably associated with Columbia University, where he taught for over four decades (from 1899 to 1942). Additionally, Boas conducted significant fieldwork in the Arctic with Inuit communities and in the Pacific Northwest with Indigenous tribes such as the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw).
