Aziz S. Atiya
(1898–1988)
Biography
Professor Aziz Suryal Atiya (1898–1918) was a pioneering Coptologist and historian of Eastern Christianity who had also been an active member of the Sunday School Movement. After many years of academic appointments at universities both within and outside of Egypt, he eventually settled at the University of Utah as Professor of Languages and History, where he developed one of the first academic centres dedicated to Middle East and Arab studies. Among his many publications, he is particularly remembered for his History of Eastern Christianity (1969) and his leading role as editor of the Coptic Encyclopedia.
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Bibliography
A. Works
English
Atiya, Aziz S. The History of Eastern Christianity. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1968. (Amazon)
The Coptic Encyclopedia. 4 volumes. Edited by Aziz S. Atiya. New York, NY: Macmillan, 1991. (Online Version)
Arabic
“A Note on Mr Wahib Attalla’s Mission” [Mudhakkira bi-shā’n ba‘that al-ustādh Wahīb ‘Atāllah]. Sunday School Magazine 6, no. 5 (Jun 1952), 6–7.
B. Further Reading
Biography of Aziz S. Atiya.” Mariott Library, University of Utah. Accessed Jun 24, 2020.https://lib.utah.edu/collections/middle-east/atiya.php/.
Hasan, S. S. Christians versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long Struggle for Coptic Equality. Oxford University Press, 2003; page 88.
Links
- Biography of Dr Aziz S. Atiya (University of Utah Library)
- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia Online: one of Atiya’s greatest academic achievements, the Coptic Encyclopedia was published in 1991, and is now available online in its entirety thanks to researchers at Claremont Graduate University.
- Aziz Suryal Atiya (Wikipedia)
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Connections: Bishop Gregorius (1919–2001) | Archdeacon Habib Girgis (1876–1951)