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Breasted, James Henry
Name
Breasted, James Henry
Dates
27 August 1865 - 2 December 1935
Birthplace
Rockford, Illinois
Specialization
Egyptian Archaeology
Major works
1903 The Battle of Kadesh, Chicago 1905 A History of Egypt, New York 1906 Ancient Records of Egypt, Chicago (5 vols.) 1908 A History of the Ancient Egyptians, New York 1912 Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt, New York 1922 The Oriental Institute: A Beginning and a Program, Chicago 1926 The Conquest of Civilization, New York/London 1930 The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus, Chicago (2 vols.) 1933 The Dawn of Conscience, New York
Remarks
Ph.D., University of Berlin, 1894 (A. Erman) Assistant in Egyptology, University of Chicago, 1894-1896 (first Egyptologist appointed in America); Instructor, 1896-1898; Assistant Professor, 1898-1902; Associate Professor, 1902-1905; Professor, 1905-1933 Director of the newly founded Oriental Institute, 1909- biography in: Pioneer to the Past: The Story of James Henry Breasted Archaeologist, Told by His Son Charles Breasted, New York 1943
Obituaries
AfO 11 (1936-1937) 99-100 (A.T. Olmstead), with photo
