- Gawdat Gabra
Dr. Gawdat Garbra (1947-) ( _ar. جودت جبرا) is a Coptologist, finished his bachelor degree in Egyptian Antiquities – Cairo University 1967 and PhD in Coptic Antiquities Munster University – Germany 1978.
The former director of the Coptic Museum (1985) and currently a visiting lecturer in Claremont University.
He is the author or the co-author of:
*Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Akhmim and Sohag (Gabra and Takla 2008)
*The Churches of Egypt: From the Journey of the Holy Family to the Present Day (Gabra, Van Loon, and Sonbol 2007)
*The Treasures of Coptic Art in the Coptic Museum and Churches of Old Cairo (Gabra 2007)
*Coptic Monasteries: Egypt's Monastic Art and Architecture (Gabra and Vivian 2002)
*Christian Egypt: Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia (Capuani, Meinardus, Rutschowscaya and Gabra 2002)
*Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt (Gabra 2001)and other books and journal articles.
External links
* [http://www.copticmuseum.gov.eg/English/internal/managers_cv.asp?C_ID=9 Dr. Gabra's page on the Coptic Museum site]
* [http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic/gabra.html Dr. Gabra's page on Ambilac Coptic Research site]
* [http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Gawdat%20Gabra&page=1 Books by Gawdat Gabra]
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