Franz Boas vs. Margaret Mead
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Franz Boas
1858 – 1942
Education
United States
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"The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake."
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Margaret Mead
1901 – 1978
ethnology
United States
Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist, author and speaker, who appeared frequently in the mass media during the mid-twentieth century.
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"As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability…"
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Connections
Franz Boas was influenced by Margaret Mead
Shared era: 1901 – 1942
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