James H. Breasted
James H. Breasted
James Henry Breastedwas an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, and historian. After completing his PhD at the University of Berlin in 1894, he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago. In 1901 he became director of the Haskell Oriental Museum at the university, where he continued to concentrate on Egypt. In 1905 Breasted was promoted to professor, and was the first chair in Egyptology and Oriental History in the United States. In 1919 he became the founder of the Oriental Institute...
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This appearance of civilization for the first time is the most remarkable event in the history of the universe, in so far as it is known to us.