Boas, George, 1891-1980
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Scholar, art critic, and historian of ideas, born in Providence, Rhode Island. Received B.A. and M.A. from Brown University; studied at Harvard and Columbia before receiving his Ph. D. from University of California at Berkeley in 1917. Served in U.S. Army in France during World War I; Lieutenant Commander and Commander in Naval Reserve, World War II; stationed under Eisenhower at Supreme Allied Headquarters. Historian of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins, 1921 until his retirement in 1956. Long time trustee of the Baltimore Museum of Art; organized the first modern art exhibition in Baltimore.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/29616712
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50008606
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Academic freedom
Academic freedom
Authors, American
Art criticism
Art critics
College teachers
Folk music
Humanism
Intellectual life
Loyalty oaths
Loyalty oaths
Philosophers
Philosophy
World War, 1939-1945
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Americans
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Authors, American
Art critics
Educators
Philosophers
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Maryland
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