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Gilles Quispel
Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism
Gilles Quispel | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1916-05-30)May 30, 1916 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | March 2, 2006(2006-03-02) (aged 89) El Gouna, Egypt |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Theologian and historian of religion |
| Main interests | Gnosticism, early Christianity |
Gilles Quispel (30 May 1916 – 2 March 2006) was a Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism.
He was professor of early Christian history at Utrecht University.
Early life and education
Born in Rotterdam, he was the son of a blacksmith from Kinderdijk. He himself was not handy enough to become a blacksmith,[1] and was thus sent to study at the gymnasium.
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He learned about Plato and gnosis from his teacher of ancient languages. After finishing secondary school in Dordrecht, Quispel studied classical philology from 1934 to 1941 at the Leiden University. He then became a secondary school teacher