Archil Tsagareli ( ka, არჩილ ცაგარელი; December 5, 1913 – November 25, 1988) was a prominent Georgian geologist. Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (1969). Honorary member of the Geological Society of London (1975). Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1951), professor (1954), Honored Scientist of the Georgian SSR (1966).

Biography

Archil Tsagareli was born on

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1913 in the Tbilisi. In 1936 he finished the Tbilisi State University. Since 1954 he worked as a pedagogue at Tbilisi State University. He had been working at Alexander Janelidze Institute of Geology from 1940 until his death, where he headed the department of regional geology. He was director of the Alexandre Janelidze Institute of Geology from 1979 to 1981. Since 1980 Tsagareli was academician-secretary Earth's sciences department of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. In 1951 defending his Doctor's degree.Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR. V. 113. №1. 1984. pp. 214–215. Archil Tsagareli's scientific works concerned

stratigraphy Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock (geology), rock layers (Stratum, strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary rock, sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks. Stratigrap ...

, paleontology, quaternary science and

regional geology Regional geology is the geological study of large-scale regions. Usually, it encompasses multiple geological disciplines to piece together the history of an area. It is the geologic equivalent of regional geography. The size and the borders of ea ...

. He is the author of more than 100 scientific works, of which 7 is

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. Most of his work contain important material of scientific significance and are being used to the present day. Tsagareli developed new scheme of the neotectonical stage Caucasus development. He also proposed chronology of the Caucasus alpine movement; set his age. In 1964 Geological Institute published on the collective, fundamental and generalizing work: "The Geology of Georgia", to be included in the All-Union series "The Geology of the USSR" as its 10-th volume. Tsagareli undertook to write the "physiographic description", "late cretaceous", "quaternary system", "history of geological development", "geomorphology" and "some issues of economic geology" chapter. Archil Tsagareli was also co-author and co-editor this work."Sakartvelos Respublika" (Newspaper). Tbilisi, 2014. 2 May, N86 (7467), p. 5 He perfectly spoke Russian, English and

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s. He was awarded a State Prize of the Georgia in 1973. He was also laureate of Alexander Janelidze Prize of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences.Encyclopedia TBILISI, Was edited by I. Abashidze Chief Editorial Board of Georgian Encyclopedia in 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsagareli, Archil 1913 births 1988 deaths Tbilisi State University alumni Members of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences Geologists from Georgia (country) Soviet geologists Scientists from Tbilisi Burials in Georgia (country) Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Honoured Scientists of Georgia (country) Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Laureates of the State Prize of Georgia (country)