Ragheb Moftah
Ragheb Moftah | |
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| Born | 21 December 1898 Al-Faggala Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 16 June 2001 (aged 102) Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Past Dean of the Department of Music and Hymns at the Institute of Coptic Studies |
| Notable works | The Preserver of the hymns and rites of the Coptic Orthodox Church |
Dr. Ragheb Moftah (1898–2001) was an Egyptian musicologist and scholar of the Coptic music heritage. He co-authored the article on "Coptic Music" for the Coptic Encyclopedia. He spent much of his life studying the recording and notation of Coptic liturgical texts. The son of Habashi Moftah and Labiba Shalaby, Moftah was one of nine children.