Marcus Simaika: Father of Coptic Archaeology
Available on compatible , the free NOOK App, and in My Digital Library
NOOK App
Download NOOK app
NOOK Devices
NOOK eReaders
- NOOK GlowLight 4 Plus
- NOOK GlowLight 4e
- NOOK GlowLight 4
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 7.8"
- NOOK GlowLight 3
- NOOK GlowLight Plus 6"
NOOK Tablets
- NOOK 9" Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK 10" HD Lenovo Tablet
- NOOK Tablet 7" & 10.1"
- NOOK by Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 [Tab A and Tab 4]
- NOOK by Samsung [Tab 4 10.1, S2 & E]
Free NOOK Reading Apps
- NOOK for iOS
- NOOK for Android
BN.com website
Go to your Digital Library in My Account
Marcus Pasha Simaika (1864–1944) was born to a prominent Coptic family on the eve of the inauguration of the Suez Canal and the British occupation of Egypt. From a young age, he developed a passion for Coptic heritage and devoted his life to shedding light on centuries of Christian Egyptian history that had been neglected by ignorance or otherwise belittled and despised.
He was not a professional archaeologist, an excavator, or a specialist scholar of Coptic language and literature. Rather,...



