James Henry Breasted, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Henry Breasted

American archaeologist, egyptologist and historian

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1865

Place of Birth: Rockford, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1935

Profession: pharmacist, historian, egyptologist, university teacher, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Henry Breasted (; August 27, 1865 – December 2, 1935) 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.
In 1905 Breasted was promoted to full professor, and held the first chair in Egyptology and Oriental History in the United States. In 1919 he founded the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, a center for interdisciplinary study of ancient civilizations.
Breasted was a committed field researcher, and had a productive interest in recording and interpreting ancient writings, especially from sources and structures that he feared may be lost forever.