Wolfgang Kosack

Wolfgang Kosack, born on October twenty-ninth, nineteen forty-three, is a distinguished German Egyptologist, Coptologist, translator, and non-fiction writer. He is the son of Hans-Peter Kosack, a noted geographer and cartographer. Wolfgang's academic journey culminated in a PhD from the University of Bonn in nineteen seventy, where he explored the realm of popular literature in Egypt through his thesis titled Die Legende im Koptischen. Untersuchungen zur Volksliteratur Ägyptens.

Following his doctoral studies, Kosack pursued an internship in scientific librarianship, completing it in nineteen seventy-three. His career has been marked by significant contributions to the field, including his role as an editor for the Arabic-German magazine Armant, under the direction of Helmut Birkenfeld, where he collaborated with Moustafa Maher.

In two thousand thirteen, he made notable strides in the translation of ancient texts, publishing two works that included commentaries on the writings of Shenoute of Atripe, the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. His commitment to preserving cultural heritage was further demonstrated in two thousand fourteen when he donated several manuscripts and prints in various languages, including Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, and Lhasa Tibetan, to the Berlin State Library.

Kosack's dedication to archaeology and Egyptology is also evident in his donation of a collection of artifacts and documents to the Bonn Egyptian Museum. These collections are accessible to the public and have been featured in the exhibition Nicht nur Nofretete? (