Jehane Ragai

Jehane Ragai
Born
Spouse
(m. 2010)
Parent(s)Doria Shafik, Nour eldin Ragai
RelativesRatiba Nassif, Ahmad Chafik (grandparents)
Academic background
Alma materAmerican University in Cairo, Brunel University London
Academic work
DisciplineSurface chemistry, archaeological chemistry
InstitutionsAmerican University in Cairo

Jehane Noureldin Ragai (Arabic: جيهان نور الدين رجائي) (born in Cairo, Egypt)[1] is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the American University in Cairo (AUC). She is the author of the two editions of The Scientist and the Forger. The first edition, published in 2015 by Imperial College Press,[2][3][4][5] was translated into Korean. The second edition, published in 2018 by World Scientific Publishing,[6] was translated into Chinese. Her recent Textbook Technical Art History , published in 2021 by World Scientific Publishing, which she co-authored with Tamer Shoeib has won the "Most Promising New Textbook Award " by the Textbook and Academic Authors Association in the US.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Nelson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ “The Scientist and the Forger: Insights into the Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings” by Jehane Ragai, Imperial College Press, ISBN 978-1-78326-740-8
  3. ^ "New book penetrates world of art forgery and authentication". Tasmanian Times. October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ Charnes, Lance (July 7, 2016). "Elementary, Rembrandt: Reviewing The Scientist and the Forger by Dr. Jehane Ragai". Criminal Element.
  5. ^ Hall, Eleanor (November 11, 2015). "Art fraud: the role of science in uncovering a fake". The World Today. ABC News.
  6. ^ “The Scientist and the Forger: Probing a Turbulent Art World (Second Edition)” by Jehane Ragai, World Scientific Europe Ltd, ISBN 978-178634-420-5

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