James H. Breasted

James Henry Breasted was 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.

Date of birth:
27th August, 1865
Date of death:
2nd December, 1935
"It is this conception of the unity of the human career which is perhaps the greatest achievement of historical study, since it gained a place analogous to that of natural science."
― James H. Breasted
Topic(s): Science
"The man who first gave history a recognized place in science was an ancient historian."
― James H. Breasted
Topic(s): Science
"There was an age, however, when the transition from savagery to civilization, with all its impressive outward manifestations in art and architecture, took place for the first time."
― James H. Breasted
Topic(s): Architecture

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