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1858 – 1942Franz Boas (1858-1942)Died 21 December 1942, aged 84Franz Boas was a German-born American anthropologist, often called the father of American anthropology. He challenged scientific racism and promoted cultural relativism, and he trained a generation of scholars at Columbia University. He died at a luncheon at the Columbia Faculty Club.