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Clarkives: Franz Uri Boas, the 'father of anthropology'
February 19, 2026
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clark University posted the following news:

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Clarkives: Franz Uri Boas, the 'father of anthropology'

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The following is excerpted from "Changing the World: Clark University's Pioneering People, 1887-2000" (Chandler House Press, 2005), by former president Richard P. Traina.

Often called the "Father of Anthropology," Franz Boas might more accurately be thou . . .

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