Hans Quecke (Coptologist)
Hans Quecke SJ (born July 31, 1928 in Duisburg , † March 5, 1998 in Münster ) was a German Jesuit , Coptologist and liturgical scholar .
Life
The son of a family of high officials began studying Catholic theology after graduating from high school in Freiburg im Breisgau in 1947 , entered the Jesuit order in 1949 , and graduated from the Philosophical-Theological University of Sankt Georgen in Frankfurt am Main with a Lic. theol. from. From 1958 to 1960 he studied Christian Oriental Studies at the Catholic University of Leuven , 1960–63 and 1964–65 Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg . In 1957 he was ordained a priest .
From 1965 to 1997 Quecke worked as the successor to Jean Simon SJ at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome, teaching mainly Coptic , as well as Armenian and Georgian . He served biblical studies with the exemplary edition of three Gospels of the Coptic New Testament in the Sahid dialect based on manuscripts from the fifth and later centuries.
In search of an uncrowded Coptic field of work, he turned to the Coptic liturgy . With investigations into the Coptic liturgy of the hours he was in 1970 in Leuven for Dr. PhD in Oriental Philology and History . In the following years he created important first and new editions of Coptic-Sahidan anaphores , as well as investigations and editions of liturgical chant texts from Christian Egypt.
In 1996 Quecke was elected Honorary President of the International Association for Coptic Studies .
His Roman colleague Tito Orlandi paid tribute to him in his obituary: "Severe in his judgments, but always friendly and encouriging, Hans Quecke leaves a void in coptology not easy to fill, and a heritage which time will not cancel".
He spent his last years in Haus Sentmaring in Münster.
Fonts (selection)
- Studies on the Coptic Liturgy of the Hours (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain 3). Louvain 1970.
- The Gospel of Mark saïd. Handwriting text PPalau Rib. Inv no. 182 with the variants of the manuscript M 569 . Papyrologica Castroctaviana, Barcelona 1972.
- The Gospel of Luke saidisch. Handwriting text PPalau Rib. Inv.-No 181 with the variants of the manuscript M 569 . Papyrologica Castroctaviana, Barcelona 1977.
- The Gospel of John saidisch. Handwriting text PPalau Rib. Inv no. 183 with the variants of the manuscripts 813 and 814 of the Chester Beatty Library and the manuscript M 569 , Papyrologica Castroctaniana, Roma-Barcelona 1984.
literature
- Martin Krause: In memoriam P. Hans Quecke SJ (1928–1998). In: Orientalia NS 69 (2000) pp. 189-208 (with bibliography).
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Couch grass, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Jesuit, coptologist and liturgical scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Duisburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 1998 |
| Place of death | Muenster |