Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze

Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
თამაზ გამყრელიძე
Born(1929-10-23)October 23, 1929
DiedFebruary 10, 2021(2021-02-10) (aged 91)
CitizenshipSoviet Union (until 1991)
Georgia (since 1991)
EducationDoctor of Sciences in Philology, Tbilisi State University (1962)
Occupation(s)Linguist, university teacher, politician and Hittitologist
EmployerTbilisi State University
AwardsLenin 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).

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