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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:archaeologists
gptkb:historians
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–_Champaign
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_School_of_Classical_Studies_at_Athens
gptkb:American_Academy_in_Rome
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary Doctorate from the University of Chicago
Gold Medal of the American Philosophical Society
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gptkbp:born
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August 27, 1865
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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Frances Breasted
James Breasted Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Promoting the importance of archaeology in historical research
Pioneering the study of ancient Near Eastern history
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gptkbp:died
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December 2, 1935
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society
gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Society_of_Antiquaries_of_London
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gptkbp:field
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Egyptology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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James Henry Breasted
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gptkbp:influenced
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Modern Egyptology
Archaeological methodology
Historical writing on ancient cultures
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:George_Andrew_Reisner
William Hayes Ward
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gptkbp:known_for
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founding the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
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gptkbp:legacy
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Establishment of the field of Egyptology as a scholarly discipline
Influence on future generations of historians and archaeologists
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_works
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The Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt
A History of Egypt
The Dawn of Civilization
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Rockford,_Illinois
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:published
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The Development of Religion and Thought in Ancient Egypt
The Ancient Egyptians
The Conquest of Civilization
The History of Egypt: From the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest
A History of the Ancient Near East
The Dawn of Civilization: The First World History
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gptkbp:research_focus
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gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Ancient_Near_East
History of ancient civilizations
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gptkbp:spouse
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Frances Breasted
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Flinders_Petrie
gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkb:John_Baines
gptkb:the_Amarna_letters
gptkb:The_Expedition_to_the_Valley_of_the_Kings
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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