Ivane Javakhishvili

Ivane Javakhishvili
ივანე ჯავახიშვილი
Born(1876-04-23)23 April 1876
Died18 November 1940(1940-11-18) (aged 64)
Resting placePark of Tbilisi State University
NationalityGeorgian
Citizenship Russian Empire
 Democratic Republic of Georgia
 Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Writer, historian, publisher, linguist
Known forFounder of Tbilisi State University
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Ivane Alexandres dze Javakhishvili (Georgian: ივანე ჯავახიშვილი; 23 April 1876 – 18 November 1940) was a Georgian historian and linguist whose voluminous works heavily influenced the modern scholarship of the history and culture of Georgia. He was one of the founding fathers of the Tbilisi State University (1918) and its rector from 1919 to 1926.