Dr. Gawdat Gabra (born 1947) (Arabic: جودت جبرا, 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; ISBN 978-97-71605-88-1
• 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"

See also

• List of Copts
• Coptic Museum

External links

• Dr. Gabra's page on the Coptic Museum site
• Dr. Gabra articles in the Coptic Encyclopedia
• Dr. Gabra's page on Ambilac Coptic Research site
• Books by Gawdat Gabra