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james breasted in chicago , 1928 . adolf erman 2 december 1935 new york city rockford , illinois 150px united states archaeology egyptology university of chicago august 27 , 1865 popularizing the term `` fertile crescent '' james breasted 2.jpg james henry breasted
 james henry breasted university of berlin
james henry breasted

james henry breasted -lrb- ; august 27 , 1865 -- december 2 , 1935 -rrb- 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 .
in 1901 he became director of the haskell oriental museum at the university of chicago , where he continued to concentrate on egypt .
in 1905 breasted was promoted to professor , and was the first chair in egyptology and oriental history in the united states .
in 1919 he became the founder of the oriental institute at the university of chicago .
