Bob Brier

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Bob Brier (born December 13, 1943 in New York City ), also known as Mr. Mummy , is a world-renowned American Egyptologist , particularly in the field of paleopathology . The Egyptologist, who works at Long Island University CW Post Campus , is one of the very first experts in mummies and mummification worldwide .

Life

Bob Brier was born and raised in the Bronx . He received his bachelor's degree from Hunter College in New York. From 1966 to 1970 he was a member of the research team at the Institute of Parapsychology (previously Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man ) in Durham . He made his Ph. D. in philosophy in 1970 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , after which he lectured at Long Island University from 1972 . From 1981 to 1996 he was the chairman of the philosophy department. He also served as chairman of the “Egyptology today” program of the National Endowment for the Humanities .

research

Bob Brier has researched mummification practices worldwide with a landmark result. He examined well-known mummies such as those of Tutankhamun , Ramses II , Lenin , Eva Perón and the Medici family .
In 1994, Bob Brier and colleague Ronald Wade , director of the State Anatomy Board of Maryland , became the first people in 2,000 years to mummify a human corpse using ancient Egyptian methods. This attempt earned Brier the nickname “Mr. Mummy ”. In addition, the experiment was discussed in more detail on a television broadcast by the National Geographic Society of the same name.

Fonts

  • Precognition and the philosophy of science: An essay on backward causation. Humanities Press, New York 1974, ISBN 0-391-00325-9 .
  • The Glory of Ancient Egypt: A Collection of Rare Engravings from the Napoleonic Expedition. 1990, ISBN 0-8115-4469-9 .
  • Egyptomania. Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville NY 1992, ISBN 0-933699-26-3 .
  • Egyptian mummies: unraveling the secrets of an ancient art. Michael O'Mara, London 1996, ISBN 1-85479-799-9 .
  • The Encyclopedia of Mummies. Facts on File, New York 1998, ISBN 0816031088 .
  • The murder of Tutankhamen: a true story. Berkley Books, New York 2005, ISBN 0425206904 .
  • The Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians. Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn./ London 1999, ISBN 0-313-30313-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Brier, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mr. Mummy (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Egyptologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City