Quote of the day
Everyone confesses in the abstract that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us all; but practically most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do.
James Henry Breasted

Born: August 27, 1865
Died: December 2, 1935 (aged 70)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- A History of the Ancient Egyptians (1905)
- Survey of the Ancient World (1919)
- Egypt Through The Stereoscope (1900)






