Quote of the day
Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer.
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)






