Olga Guramishvili-Nikoladze

Olga Guramishvili-Nikoladze
ოლღა გურამიშვილი-ნიკოლაძე
A photograph of a young woman gazing to the left whose head is resting on her left fist
Guramishvili, 1878
Born(1855-07-29)29 July 1855
Died24 May 1940(1940-05-24) (aged 84)
NationalityGeorgian
Other namesOlga Alexandres asuli Guramishvili
Occupation(s)educator, biologist
Years active1875–1912
Spouse
(m. 1883)
Children3 including Rusudan Nikoladze and Giorgi Nikoladze
FamilyGuramishvili

Olga Guramishvili-Nikoladze (Georgian: ოლღა გურამიშვილი-ნიკოლაძე, 29 July 1855 – 24 May 1940) was a Georgian biologist and educator. One of the first women to study abroad, she earned a degree in pedagogy and brought advanced teaching methods to Georgia. In 1886, she founded a girls' school, and later a women's gymnasium, in Didi Jikhaishi. At the school, she introduced sericulture to the country and taught her students mechanical knitting and weaving. In her later career, she served as the chair of the school board in Poti from 1894 to 1912. She is remembered for her contributions to education and a street in Tbilisi bears her name.