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Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze | |
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თამაზ გამყრელიძე | |
Born | |
Died | February 10, 2021 | (aged 91)
Citizenship | Soviet Union (until 1991) Georgia (since 1991) |
Education | Doctor of Sciences in Philology, Tbilisi State University (1962) |
Occupation(s) | Linguist, university teacher, politician and Hittitologist |
Employer | Tbilisi State University |
Awards | Lenin Prize Order of Friendship of Peoples Honoured Scientist of the Georgian SSR Ivane Javakhishvili Prize |
Tamaz Valerianis dze Gamkrelidze (Georgian: თამაზ ვალერიანის ძე გამყრელიძე; 23 October 1929 – 10 February 2021[1]) was a Georgian linguist, orientalist public benefactor and Hittitologist, Academic (since 1974) and President (2005–2013) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Doctor of Sciences (1963), Professor (1964).