Isaac Herbert Boas (20 October 1878 – 16 October 1955) was an Australian

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and

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. Boas was born in

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in the then self-governing colony of South Australia and educated at the

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. He was later a lecturer at the

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where he was awarded a

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degree. Boas was as appointed to the

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in 1928. During

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, Boas was a member of the Department of Supply and Development. Isaac Herbert Boas was the son of rabbi

Abraham Tobias Boas Abraham Tobias Boas (25 November 1842 – 20 February 1923) was a rabbi of Adelaide Hebrew Congregation in Adelaide, South Australia. Biography Early life Abraham Tobias Boas was born at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, son of Tobias Eliesar Boas, r ...

, and the brother of Western Australian political and sporting person

Lionel Boas Lionel Tobias Boas (1875 – 16 August 1949) was a prominent public official from Western Australia. Biography Early life Lionel Tobias Boas was born in 1875 in South Australia. His father was Rabbi Abraham Boas (1844–1923). Career He moved ...

. Boas died in

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in 1955.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boas, Isac Herbert Australian botanists 1878 births 1955 deaths