Breasted, Henry James

Japanese: ブレステッド(英語表記)Breasted, Henry James
Breasted, Henry James
Born: August 27, 1865, Rockford
[Died] December 2, 1935. New York. American archaeologist. He was particularly knowledgeable in Egyptology. While engaged in research as a professor at the University of Chicago, he was instrumental in the establishment of the university's Oriental Institute (1919), and was a leading figure in Egyptology in America. He is the author of such excellent works as A History of Egypt (1905), Ancient Records of Egypt (5 volumes, 1906), and Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt (1912), and is credited with originating the term "Fertile Crescent" as the cradle of civilization.

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Japanese:
[生]1865.8.27. ロックフォード
[没]1935.12.2. ニューヨーク
アメリカの考古学者。特にエジプト学に造詣が深かった。シカゴ大学教授として調査研究に携わりながら,同大学のオリエント研究所の設立 (1919) に尽力,アメリカにおけるエジプト学の指導的立場にあった。『エジプト史』A History of Egypt (1905) ,『古代エジプトの諸記録』 Ancient Records of Egypt (5巻,1906) ,『古代エジプトの宗教と思想の発達』 Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt (1912) などの優れた著書があり,文明の発祥地としての「肥沃な三日月地帯」の用語の創始者である。

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