Bob Brier
Long Island University
Ph.D., The University of North Carolina
 

Dr. Bob Brier is an Egyptologist and Senior Research Fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. He received his bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and Ph.D. in Philosophy from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Professor Brier has twice been selected as a Fulbright Scholar and has received Long Island University's David Newton Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of his achievements as a lecturer. He has served as Director of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Egyptology Today program.

In 1994, Dr. Brier became the first person in 2,000 years to mummify a human cadaver in the ancient Egyptian style. This research was the subject of a National Geographic television special, Mr. Mummy. Dr. Brier is also the host of The Learning Channel’s series The Great Egyptians.

Professor Brier is the author of Ancient Egyptian Magic (1980), Egyptian Mummies (1994), Encyclopedia of Mummies (1998), The Murder of Tutankhamen: A True Story (1998), Daily Life in Ancient Egypt (1999), and numerous scholarly articles.
 
Courses by this professor:

History of Ancient Egypt  
By Professor Bob Brier, Long Island University
Ancient Egyptian civilization is so grand that our minds sometimes have difficulty adjusting to it. If you're awed by the Great Pyramid, amazed by the magnificent golden mask and other treasures of Tutankhamen, curious about how this longest-lived of all ancient cultures has influenced us, or just intrigued by the mysterious hows and whys of all things Egyptian, then you must own this comprehensive and entertaining course by one of our most popular professors.
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$40 		Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt  
By Professor Bob Brier, Long Island University
No great civilization continues to speak to us like that of ancient Egypt. Yet what made Egypt great were the individuals who ruled it. Great Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt recounts the lives and accomplishments of great leaders such as Tutankhamen, Ramses the Great, and Cleopatra. Professor Bob Brier, an acclaimed Egyptologist, presents a veritable 30-century history of Egypt that peers into almost every aspect of ancient Egyptian life. You'll learn what made Egypt great, what finally brought about its downfall, and why it remains imbedded in our minds today. By the end of the course, you'll feel a stronger connection with the men and women who made Egypt the greatest nation of the ancient world.
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$695 		Ancient Empires before Alexander & History of Ancient Egypt (Set)  
By Professor Bob Brier, Long Island University
Travel back to the ancient world and experience how life was lived in some of the world's first empires and civilizations with these two engaging ancient history courses. Start with Ancient Empires before Alexander, your opportunity to finally complete your knowledge of the ancient world with a comprehensive look at history's first empires, including Akkad, Assyria, Babylon, Hatti, and Carthage. Then, delve even deeper into one of history's grandest civilizations with The History of Ancient Egypt, as an award-winning professor guides you through the full 3,000 years of recorded ancient Egyptian history.
Between the Rivers: The History of Ancient Mesopotamia & History of Ancient Egypt (Set)  
By Professor Bob Brier, Long Island University
Broaden your understanding of two vital periods in the history of human civilization. In Between the Rivers: The History of Ancient Mesopotamia, venture through the area bordered by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, from Neolithic times to the age of Alexander the Great. In History of Ancient Egypt, take an engrossing and comprehensive journey through the mysteries of early Egyptian history.