Background

Dr. Robert Brier (b. December 13, 1943), a world-renowned Egyptologist, paleopathologist with specialisation on Egyptian mummies, and Senior Research Fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, is considered by many to be the world's foremost expert on mummies and the mummification process. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Egyptologist is the designation given to an archaeologist or historian who specialises in Egyptology, the scientific study of Ancient Egypt and its antiquities. ... Long Island University is a private university with its primary campus in Brooklyn, New York. ... Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. ...

Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Dr. Brier earned his bachelor's degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York. Fron 1966 to 1970, he was on the research staff of the Institute of Parapsychology (formerly the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man), in Durham, North Carolina. He earned his Ph.D in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970, and began teaching at Long Island University in 1972. He served as chairman of the philosophy department from 1981 to 1996, and has also served as the director of the National Endowment for the Humanities' "Egyptology Today" program. He was appointed Senior Research Fellow at C.W. Post Campus in 2004. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18... The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym usually pronounced kyoo-nee or coo-nee), located in New York City, is the largest urban university in the United States, with more than 198,000 enrolled in degree programs, about 20,000 enrolled in non-degree programs and more than 200... Jump to: navigation, search The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education (and the oldest public institution) in the United States. ... Long Island University is a private university with its primary campus in Brooklyn, New York. ... The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. ...

Research and Other Achievements

Dr. Brier has conducted pioneering research in mummification practices worldwide. He has investigated well-known mummies such as Tutankhamen, Ramses the Great, Vladimir Lenin, Eva Perón (more commonly known as Evita), and the Medici family. Tutankhamun (alternate transcription Tutankhamen), named Tutankhaten early in his life, was Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (1334 BC/1333 BC - 1323 BC), during the period known as the New Kingdom. ... Ramesses II, Abu Simbel Ramesses II (also known as Ramesses the Great and alternatively transcribed as Ramses and Rameses) was an Egyptian pharaoh. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин listen ( ♫)), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) (April 22 (April 10 (O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party, the first Premier of the Soviet Union, and the main theorist of Leninism, which he described as an... Evitas image appeared on a wide variety of products, including stamps, coins, postcards and calendars. ... The cover of the 1979 American Broadway Original Cast Recording of Evita starring Patti Lupone as Eva Peron, Mandy Patinkin as Che Guevara, and Bob Gunton as Juan Peron. ... The Medici family was a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. ...

In 1994, Dr. Brier and a colleague, Ronald Wade, director of the State Anatomy Board of Maryland, became the first people in 2,000 years to mummify a human cadaver using ancient Egyptian techniques. This research earned Dr. Brier the affectionate nickname "Mr. Mummy" and was also the subject of the National Geographic television special of the same name. He is also the host of several television specials for the TLC Network including "The Great Egyptians", "Pyramids, Mummies and Tombs", and "Mummy Detective". His research has been featured in Archaeology Magazine, The New York Times, CNN, 60 Minutes and 20/20. The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... TLC Network is a cable TV network in the US that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. ... Jump to: navigation, search The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. ... Cable News Network (CNN) is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1] [2] (although the latter is not currently recognized in CNNs official history). ... The ticking TAG Heuer stopwatch from 60 Minutes. ... 20/20 is an American television newsmagazine broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1979. ...

In addition to his pioneering research, Dr. Brier has also written several scholarly articles and books, including The Murder of Tutankhamen, Egyptian Mummies: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art, Encyclopedia of Mummies, Ancient Egyptian Magic: Spells, Incantations, Potions, Stories, And Rituals and The Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians.

In 1999, Dr. Brier gave a series of 48 specially-prepared lectures entitled "The History of Ancient Egypt" for The Teaching Company, a corporation which provides recorded lectures given by the top 1% of America's college professors. Dr. Brier is a recipient of Long Island University's David Newton award for Teaching Excellence and has twice been selected as a Fulbright Scholar. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ...

Current and Planned Endeavors

From March 24 to April 8, 2006, Dr. Bob Brier, along with art historian Patricia Remler, will lead a group of 22 participants on a tour of the oases of Western Egypt. This tour will coincide with a total eclipse of the sun on March 29. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oasis in the Libyan part of the Sahara In geography, an oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. ... Total solar eclipse in Zambia, 2001 An eclipse (Greek verb: ecleipo = cease to exist) is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ...

References/External Links

• C.W. Post Campus Faculty: Bob Brier
• The Learning Company: Prof. Bob Brier
• IMDB Biography: Bob Brier
• Oases of Egypt Archaeological Tour
• "But Is It ESP?" by Bob Brier, 1973