Petre Melikishvili

Petre Melikishvili
Petre Melikishvili
Born(1850-07-11)July 11, 1850
Tbilisi, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 23, 1927(1927-03-23) (aged 76)
Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
NationalityGeorgian
Occupation(s)chemist, Scientist

Petre Melikishvili (Georgian: პეტრე მელიქიშვილი; July 11, 1850 — March 23, 1927) was a Georgian chemist. He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University (TSU), the first Rector of TSU, Head of the Department of Organic Chemistry (1919-1927), Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1927) and Professor at the University of Odessa.[1][2]

Petre Melikishvili's field of interest in organic chemistry was the synthesis and properties of inorganic peroxide and acids; in inorganic chemistry - the chemistry of glycolic acids and acrylic acids. He also studied meteorite compositions and agricultural issues.[3]

  1. ^ Меликов Пётр Григорьевич, статья в Большой советской энциклопедии
  2. ^ Меликишвили (Меликов) Петр Григорьевич на сайте Архивов РАН
  3. ^ Toradze, M (2015). Petre Melikishvili: First rector of university. Publicistic essays, 2. Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University. pp. 29-31.