Mayor Buhre unveiling the commemorative  Franz  Boas plaque

Honoring Franz Boas In Minden, On The 150th Anniversary Of His Birthday
June 14, 2008.
At a ceremony on June 14, Mayor Michael Buhre paid tribute to the founder of cultural anthropology Franz Boas who was born in Minden in 1858. Buhre praised Boas as an influential scholar and great humanist who after emigrating to America in 1888 was professor of anthropology at Columbia University for 35 years and also a curator at the Museum of Natural History in New York. The ceremony was highlighted by the presentation of a bonze plaque which will be affixed to Boas’ birthplace in Minden. For the Consulate, cultural officer Bernd Herbert noted the significance of Franz Boas as a mediator between Germany and America and thanked the City for honoring the distinguished German-American scholar.

• Boas Project, Minden
• Franz Boas exhibit at Minden Museum, May 17 - August 17, 2008