Birthdate: February 13, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
Elaine Pagels is an American historian who serves as a professor at Princeton University. Pagels, who is credited with conducting extensive research into Gnosticism and early Christianity, came up with the influential book The Gnostic Gospels. The book has been named among the 100 best books of the 20th century by Modern Library.
