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Biografia. Effettuò i suoi studi al "Chicago Theological Seminary", all' università Yale (MA 1891) e all' università di Berlino (PhD 1894). Fu il primo cittadino americano ad ottenere un PhD in egittologia.
James Henry Breasted (/ ˈ b r ɛ s t ɪ d /; August 27, 1865 – December 2, 1935) was an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, and historian. After completing his PhD at the University of Berlin in 1894 – the first American to obtain a doctorate in Egyptology – he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago .
James Henry Breasted was an American Egyptologist, archaeologist, and historian who promoted research on ancient Egypt and the ancient civilizations of western Asia. After graduate studies at Yale and Berlin, Breasted began teaching Egyptology at the University of Chicago in 1894.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and achievements of James Henry Breasted, one of the greatest Egyptologists and archaeologists America has produced. He founded the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago in 1919, and his legacy continues to this day.
Egyptologist; Father of Mr. Charles Breasted; Visitor from Chicago. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
Learn about James Henry Breasted, America's first teacher of Egyptology and a pioneer of Near Eastern archaeology. Explore his discoveries, publications, and fundraising activities that shaped the University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute.
An illuminating portrait of the nearly forgotten man who demystified ancient Egypt for the general public, American Egyptologist restores James Henry Breasted to the world and puts forward a brilliant case for his place as one of the most important scholars of modern times.
