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James Henry Breasted
 
1865 - 1935

Archaeologist James Henry Breasted was the first director of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute. Educated at Chicago Theological Seminary, Yale University, North Central College, and the University of Berlin, Breasted was a pioneering researcher and explorer during a time when archaeology captured the public imagination. He wrote many books on the ancient societies he studied.

Selected Works:

  • Ancient Records of Egypt, 1905 1854170309
  • Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt, 1912
  • A History of the Ancient Egyptians 0872263347
  • A History of Ancient Egypt 0684100398
  • Survey of the Ancient World, 1919
  • The Oriental Institute - A Beginning to a Program, 1922

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