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1858-1942
Founding father of american anthropology, or cultural anthropology.
Boas' main attribution to anthropology was 'cultural relativism' as a rejection of the evolutionistic approaches of his time. He believed that cultures should be studied and explained empirically.
Boas died in the arms of a younger anthropologist by the name of Claude Lévi-Strauss. His last words is said to be: "I have a new theory about culture..."