Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Breasted, James Henry

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BREASTED, JAMES HENRY. - Egyptologist, b. 27 Aug. 1865 in Rochford (U.S.A.), d. 2 Dec. 1935. From 1905 to 1925 he was professor of Egyptology and Egyptian archaeology at Chicago; there he founded and directed the Oriental Institute. In 1905-1907 he carried out an archaeological expedition in Egypt on behalf of the University of Chicago; from 1919 he directed excavations in Upper Egypt, in Asia Minor, and in Palestine. Principal publications: Ancient Records of Egypt (3 vols., Chicago 1906; new ed., ibid. 1924); Conquest of Civilization (London 1926); The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus (Chicago 1930).

Bibliography

BIBL.: W. R. Dawson, J. H. B., in Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, 1936, pp. 179-84.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), coll. 50–51.

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Boson, Giustino. “Breasted, james henry.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, coll. 50–51. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/breasted-james-henry.

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Boson, Giustino. “Breasted, james henry.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 50–51. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/breasted-james-henry.

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@incollection{ec3_breasted_james_henry,
  author    = {Boson, Giustino},
  title     = {Breasted, james henry},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {50--51},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/breasted-james-henry}
}

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