This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1892 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Vocabularies of the Tlingit Haida and Tsimshian Languages' is a linguistic study on a Native North American tribe. Franz Boas was born on July 9th 1958, in Minden, Westphalia. Even though Boas had a passion the natural sciences, he enrolled at the University at Kiel as an undergraduate in Physics. Boas completed his degree with a dissertation on the optical properties of water, before continuing his studies and receiving his doctorate in 1881. Boas became a professor of Anthropology at Columbia University in 1899 and founded the first Ph.D program in anthropology in America. He was also a leading figure in the creation of the American Anthropological Association (AAA). Franz Boas had a long career and a great impact on many areas of study. He died on 21st December 1942.

Author: Franz Boas
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dabney Press
Published: 04/02/2013
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9781473301962