Bob Brier
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'''Robert Brier, [[Ph.D]]''' (born [[December 13]], [[1943]]), also affectionately known as '''Mr. Mummy''', is a [[United States|American]] [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] specializing in [[paleopathology]]. A Senior Research Fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of [[Long Island University]], he is specialist on [[mummy|mummies]] and the mummification process, and is seen in many [[Discovery Civilization]] documentaries, primarily on [[ancient Egypt]].
==Background==
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]]. From 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, where he worked on such books as ''[[Parapsychology]] Today'' and ''Test Your [[ESP]]''. 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.
==Research and other achievements==
Dr. Brier has conducted research in mummification practices worldwide. He has investigated well-known mummies such as [[Tutankhamen]], [[Ramesses II|Ramses the Great]], [[Vladimir Lenin]], [[Eva Perón]] (more commonly known as [[Eva Perón|Evita]]), and the [[Medici]] family.
In 1994, Dr. Brier and a colleague, Ronald Wade, director of the State Anatomy Board of Maryland, claimed to be 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 programmes 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]]''.
In 1999, Dr. Brier gave a series of 48 specially-prepared lectures entitled "The History of Ancient Egypt" for [[The Teaching Company]]. 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]].
From [[March 24]] to [[April 8]] [[2006]] Brier, along with art historian [[Patricia Remler]], led a group of participants on a tour of the [[oases]] of Western Egypt. This tour coincided with the [[Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006|March 29th solar eclipse]].
==Published works==
In addition to his pioneering research, Dr. Brier has also written several scholarly articles and books, including:
*"Precognition and the philosophy of science: An essay on backward causation" (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" (June, 1992) ISBN 0-933699-26-3
*"Egyptian Mummies : Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Art" ([[March 14]], [[1996]]) ISBN 0-688-14624-4
*"The Encyclopedia of Mummies" (September, 1998) ISBN 0-8160-3906-2
*"The Murder of Tutankhamen" ([[March 1]], [[1999]]) ISBN 0-425-16689-9
*"The Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians" (with [[Hoyt Hobbs]]) ([[December 30]], [[1999]]) ISBN 0-313-30313-4
==References and external links==
*[http://www.cwpost.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/faculty/bob_brier.html C.W. Post Campus Faculty: Bob Brier]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108904 IMDB Biography: Bob Brier]
*[http://www.farhorizon.com/Africa/oases-of-egypt-eclipse.htm Oases of Egypt Archaeological Tour]
*[http://www.zem.demon.co.uk/esp.htm "But Is It ESP?" by Bob Brier, 1973]
*[http://www.uvm.edu/~fleming/index.php?category=press&page=pr01_10_05_05 University of Vermont, Fleming Museum: "Egyptologist Presents Case for King Tutankhamen's Murder" (October 4, 2005)]
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