In May 1941, Het Joodsche Weekblad published an obituary for Dr Marcus Boas. In a short obituary in the same edition of the weekly, he was called a 'famous teacher in classic languages and a prominent figure in the Amstelodamum association'. Marcus Boas studied at the Municipal University of Amsterdam. In 1903, the University rewarded him with a gold medal for answering a competition question in t…