Gawdat Gabra

Dr. Gawdat Gabra (born 1947) (, Coptic: Ⲅⲁⲩⲇⲁⲧ Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲁ) is a Coptologist; he finished his bachelor's degree in Egyptian Antiquities – Cairo University 1967 and PhD in Coptic Antiquities University of Münster – Germany 1978. He studied in the Institute of Egyptology of the Charles University in Prague, too.

He is the former director of the Coptic Museum in Cairo (1985) and currently a visiting professor in Coptic Studies at Claremont Graduate University.

He is the author or the co-author, among other titles, 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'' (Alcock and 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) *''Icons of the Nile Valley'' (main author Zuzana Skálová. (Egyptian International Publishing Company – Longman, 1st Edition 2003, 2nd Edition 2006; *''Be Thou There: The Holy Family's Journey in Egypt'' (Gabra 2001)

Gabra also contributed the following articles to the Coptic Encyclopedia:

*"Saint Pisentius" (co-authored with C. Detlef G. Muller) *"Nabis" *"Patape" (co-authored with Rene-Georges Coquin) *"Hajir Idfu" Provided by Wikipedia