Aziz Suryal Atiya
| Aziz Suryal Atiya عزيز سوريال عطية |
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| Born |
July 5, 1898 Zefta , Egypt |
| Died |
September 24, 1988 (aged 90) USA |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Fields |
Coptology, Author of The Coptic Encyclopedia published in 1991 New York: Macmillan Publishing Company |
| Institutions |
Founder of the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo in 1950s , founder of the Middle East Center, University of Utah United States |
| Alma mater |
University of Cairo, Alexandria University, University of Cambridge , University of Utah United States |
| Known for |
Coptologist, Coptic historian and scholar and an expert in Islamic and Crusades studies. |
| Influenced | Labib Habachi,Sami Gabra |
| Notable awards |
(Doctor of Letters) University of Liverpool 1938 , honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.), Brigham Young University United States 1967 |
Coptology, Author of The Coptic Encyclopedia published in 1991
Founder of the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo in 1950s , founder of the Middle East Center,
University of Cairo, Alexandria University, University of Cambridge ,
Coptologist, Coptic historian
(Doctor of Letters) University of Liverpool 1938 , honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D.),
Aziz Suryal Atiya' (Arabic: عزيز سوريال عطية; July 5, 1898 – September 24, 1988) was an Egyptian Coptologist who was a Coptic historian and scholar and an expert in Islamic and Crusades studies.
Atiya was the founder of the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo in 1950s, and was also the founder of the Middle East Center, University of Utah.
His library, The Aziz Atiya Library for Middle East Studies at University of Utah, is considered the fifth largest such collection in North America and is recognized internationally as a major research library in this field.
While at the University of Utah, Professor Atiya rediscovered ten lost papyri fragments related to the LDS scripture, Book of Abraham, in the archives of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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