Quote of the day
What is exhilarating in bad taste is the aristocratic pleasure of giving offense.
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)