====== Breasted, James Henry ======

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== 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