Franz Boas
Franz Boas was a pioneering anthropologist. His work influenced Margaret Mead.
Anecdote
When the US entered World War I in 1917, University President Nicholas Murray Butler sent a questionnaire to each member of the faculty asking how he or she planned to assist the war effort. By way of reply, Boas drew a line through the question and simply scribbled: "Mind my own business."[1]
