Famous People with Name Boas

Harold Boas            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Harold Boas: was a town planner and architect in Western Australia. Boas designed many public buildings in and around Perth and was an influential Jewish community leader.[1]In June 1905 he moved to Perth where he initially joined architects M. F. Cavanagh & Austin Bastow and later Oldham, Boas, Ednie-Brown & Partners with whom he stayed for many years. Boas married Sadie ('Sarah') Cohen in North Perth on 29 March 1911.With his partners, Boas designed many public and private buildings around Perth including the open-aired King's Picture Theatre (1905), the Nedlands Park Hotel (1907), Radio station 6WF (1924), Edith Dircksey Cowan Memorial (1934), the Emu Brewery (1938)[2], the Adelphi Hotel, London Court (1937) and the Gledden Building (1838).

André Filipe Monteiro Vilas Boas            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

André Filipe Monteiro Vilas Boas: is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave FC, as a defensive midfielder.

Johan Erik Vesti Boas            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Johan Erik Vesti Boas: was a Danish zoologist and a disciple of Carl Gegenbaur and Steenstrup. During the beginning and end of his career, Johan Erik Vesti Boas worked at the Zoological Museum of Copenhagen. However, during an intervening period of 35 years, Boas worked with the Veterinary and Agricultural University of Copenhagen, because Boas had felt ignored at the appointment of the museum curator post, which went, instead, to G.M.R. Levinsen (q.v.).