Wolfgang Kosack

Wolfgang Kosack /'vɔlfgaŋ 'ko:zak/ (Berlin, October 29, 1943) is a German Egyptologist, translator and Coptologist.

Wolfgang is the son of German geographer and cartographer Hans-Peter Kosack. In 1970 he completed a PhD from the university of Boon with a thesis titled ''Die Legende im Koptischen. Untersuchungen zur Volksliteratur Ägyptens'' ("Legends in copt. A study on the popular literature of egypt"). Kosack then went on to do an intership in the field scientific librarianship, which he completed in 1973.

He worked alongside Moustafa Maher as an editor for arabic-German magazine ''Armant'' directed by Helmut Birkenfeld.

In 2013 he published two translations with commentaries around the writings of Shenoute of Atripe, the abbot of the white monastery in Egypt.

In 2014 he donated several manuscripts and prints (in arabic, Turkish, Persian, urdu and lhasa Tibetan) to the Berlin state library. He also donated his collection of artifacts and documents in Egyptian to the Bonn Egyptian museum. The collections can be freely accessed by the public and for further scientific study and have been featured in the exhibition ''Nicht nur Nofretete?'' ("Not only Nefertiti?") which took place from 18 March to 14 June 2015.

Kosack was also the author of literature works such as ''Japanische Manga - Love Story'' ("Japanese Manga - Love Story") as well as a scientific publication in regards to the sexual orientation of Frederick the Great titles ''Die Mänlichen Krefte der Liebe'' ("the manly forces of love"). Provided by Wikipedia