Brier (surname)
Brier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Brier (born 1943), American Egyptologist * Hannah Brier (born 1998), British sprinter * Joe Brier (born 1999), British sprinter and brother of Hannah * Kathy Brier (born 1975), American actor and singer * Markus Brier (born 1968), Austrian golfer * Paul W. Brier, Paul Brier (born 1959), American general See also

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Bob Brier
Robert Brier (; born December 13, 1943) is an American Egyptologist specializing in paleopathology. A senior research fellow at Long Island University/LIU Post, he has researched and published on mummies and the mummification process and has appeared in many Discovery Civilization, TLC Network, and National Geographic documentaries, primarily on ancient Egypt. Background Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Brier earned his bachelor's degree from Hunter College of the City University of New York. He earned his PhD 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 LIU Post in 2004. In addition to his career at Long Island University, Brier has taught ancient Egyptian at T ...
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