Sami Gabra

Sami Gabra
Born(1882-04-24)April 24, 1882
Abnub, Egypt
DiedMay 19, 1979(1979-05-19) (aged 97)
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Scientific career
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Sami Gabra (April 24, 1882 – May 19, 1979) was an Egyptian Egyptologist and Coptologist.

Gabra was curator of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo from 1925 to 1928. He was a professor at Cairo University and founder of the Society of Coptic Archaeology. He participated in excavations at Deir Tasa, Tura, Tuna el-Gebel, Dahshur and Meir.

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