Rodolphe Kasser
Rodolphe Kasser (born January 14, 1927 in Yverdon-les-Bains ; † October 8, 2013 ) was a Swiss coptologist who was primarily active in the field of philology , but also archeology .
From 1963 to 1997, Kasser held the only Swiss professorship in Coptic Studies at the University of Geneva . From 1965 he directed the work of the Mission Suisse d'Archéologie Copte in Kellia .
Under his direction, the Coptic texts of the Gospel of Judas, which were discovered near the city of Al-Minya in Middle Egypt , were deciphered for three years . The manuscript was published by National Geographic in Washington, DC in 2006.
He was a member of the German Archaeological Institute .
Fonts (selection)
- L'Évangile selon Thomas. Presentation et commentaire théologique . Neuchâtel 1961, OCLC 715814726 .
- L'Évangile selon Saint Jean et les versions coptes de la Bible . Neuchâtel 1966, OCLC 1029104510 .
- Dictionnaire auxiliaire étymologique et complet de la langue copte . Geneva 1967, OCLC 63263016 .
- as editor with Marvin Meyer and Gregor Wurst : The Gospel of Judas. From the Codex Tchacos . Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 3-939128-60-0 .
literature
- Helmut Satzinger : Rodolphe Kasser. January 14, 1927–8. October 2013. In: Viennese magazine for the customer of the Orient. Vol. 104 (2014), pp. 10-12.
- Sandrine Vuilleumier: Kasser, Rodolphe. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2013.
Web links
- Literature by and about Rodolphe Kasser in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Rodolphe Kasser in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
supporting documents
- ↑ Archéo Facts: Regard sur le passé et l'avenir du Castrum d'Eburodunum , French , accessed on December 25, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kasser, Rodolphe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss coptologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yverdon-les-Bains |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 2013 |