This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1898 and we
are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The
Growth of Toronto Children' is an anthropological study on the
development of children in relation to their birth order. 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.