Marcus Simaika Pasha: Father of Coptic Archaeology
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9774168232 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Samir Mahfouz Simaika, Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, is the grandson of Marcus Pasha Simaika. He lives in Cairo with his wife Yolande.Nevine Henein is a freelance copy-editor and writer with a passion for history and heritage. She lives in Cairo with her husband and two sons.. Simaika has devoted himself to researching and documenting his family history. Since his retirement, Dr. Dr. She obtained her BSc in mechanical engineering from the A
Simaika has devoted himself to researching and documenting his family history. Since his retirement, Dr. He lives in Cairo with his wife Yolande.Nevine Henein is a freelance copy-editor and writer with a passion for history and heritage. About the AuthorDr. She obtained her BSc in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo in 1994 and worked in development for ten years before switching careers. Samir Mahfouz Simaika, Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, is the grandson of Marcus Pasha Simaika. She lives in Cairo with her husband and two sons.
Rather, his achievement lies in his role as a visionary administrator who used his status to pursue relentlessly his dream of founding a Coptic Museum and preserving endangered monuments. This fascinating biography draws upon Simaika's unpublished memoirs as well as on other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive to deepen our understanding of several important themes of modern Egyptian history: the development of Coptic archaeology and heritage studies, Egyptian-British interactions during the colonial and semi-colonial