The Kartvelian studies ( ka, ქართველოლოგია) also referred as Kartvelology or Georgian studies is a field of humanities covering Kartvelian (Georgian)

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. In a narrower sense, the term usually refers to the research activities conducted on these problems outside Georgia.

Luminaries of Kartvelian studies

Georgian scholars

* Prince Teimuraz of Georgia (1782–1846) * David Chubinashvili (1814–1891) *

Alexander Khakhanov Aleksandr Solomonovich Khakhanov (russian: Александр Соломонович Хаханов) born Aleksandre Khakhanashvili ( ka, ალექსანდრე ხახანაშვილი) (January 3, 1866 – May 25, 1912) was a Ge ...

(1864–1912) *

Ivane Javakhishvili Ivane Alexandres dze Javakhishvili ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილი; 23 April 1876 – 18 November 1940) was a Georgian historian and linguist whose voluminous works heavily influenced the modern scholarship of the history ...

(1876–1940) * Korneli Kekelidze (1879–1962) *

Ilia Abuladze Ilia Abuladze ( ka, ილია აბულაძე) (November 24, 1901 – October 9, 1968) was a distinguished Georgian historian, philologist and public figure, a Corresponding Member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS) (1950), Merit ...

(1901–1968) *

Simon Kaukhchishvili Simon Kaukhchishvili ( ka, სიმონ ყაუხჩიშვილი) (October 1, 1895 in Kutaisi – May 11, 1981 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian historian and philologist known for his critical editions of old Georgian chronicles; Doctor of Hi ...

(1895–1981) *

Giorgi Melikishvili Giorgi Melikishvili ( ka, გიორგი მელიქიშვილი; russian: Гео́ргий Алекса́ндрович Меликишви́ли; December 30, 1918 – March 27, 2002) was a Georgian historian known for his fundamenta ...

(1918–2002) * Irine Melikishvili (1943–2013) * Georges Charachidzé (1930–2010) * Merab Chukhua (born 1964)

International scholars

* Jacob Georg Christian Adler (1756-1834) *

Marie-Félicité Brosset Marie-Félicité Brosset (24 January 1802 – 3 September 1880) was a French orientalist who specialized in Georgian and Armenian studies. He worked mostly in Russia. Early life and first works Marie-Félicité Brosset was born in Paris in ...

(1802–1880) * Arthur Leist (1852–1927) *

John Oliver Wardrop Sir John Oliver Wardrop Order of the British Empire, KBE Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (10 October 1864 – 19 October 1948) was a British diplomat, traveller and translator, primarily known as the United Kingdom's first Chief Commissio ...

(1864–1948) *

Marjory Wardrop Marjory Scott Wardrop (11 November 1869 – 7 December 1909) was an English scholar and translator of Georgian literature. She was a sister of the British diplomat and scholar of Georgia, Sir Oliver Wardrop. Fluent in seven foreign languages, s ...

(1869–1909) *

Robert Pierpont Blake Robert Pierpont Blake (November 1, 1886 – May 9, 1950) was an American Byzantinist and scholar of the Armenian and Georgian cultures. Robert P. Blake was born in San Francisco on November 1, 1886. As a John Harvard Traveling Fellow, he chi ...

(1886–1950) * Gerhard Deeters (1892–1961) *

Georges Dumézil Georges Edmond Raoul Dumézil (4 March 189811 October 1986) was a French philologist, linguist, and religious studies scholar who specialized in comparative linguistics and mythology. He was a professor at Istanbul University, École pratique ...

(1898–1986) *

William Edward David Allen William Edward David Allen (6 January 1901 – 18 September 1973) was a British scholar, Foreign Service officer, politician and businessman, best known as a historian of the South Caucasus—notably Georgia. He was closely involved in the polit ...

(1901–1973) * Hans Vogt (1909–1986) * Gertrud Pätsch (1910-1994) *

Cyril Toumanoff Cyril Leo Toumanoff (russian: Кирилл Львович Туманов; 13 October 1913 – 4 February 1997) was a Russian-born Georgian historian and genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval Georgia, Armenia, ...

(1913–1997) * Gérard Garitte (1914–1992) *

David Marshall Lang David Marshall Lang (6 May 1924 – 20 March 1991), was a Professor of Caucasian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was one of the most productive British scholars who specialized in Georgian, Armenian and an ...

(1924–1991) * Georgi Klimov (1928–1997) * Michel Van Esbroeck (1934–2003) * Heinz Fähnrich (born 1941) *

Kevin Tuite Kevin Tuite ( Irish: ''Caoimhín de Tiúit''; born April 3, 1954) is a full Professor of Anthropology at the Université de Montréal. He is a citizen of both Canada and Ireland.

(born 1954) *

Donald Rayfield Patrick Donald Rayfield OBE (born 12 February 1942, Oxford) is an English academic and Emeritus Professor of Russian and Georgian at Queen Mary University of London. He is an author of books about Russian and Georgian literature, and about Jos ...

* Brian George Hewitt (born 1949) *

Stephen H. Rapp Stephen H. Rapp Jr is an American professor and scholar of history, with a focus and primary research investigating the Roman Empire, ancient Iran, Armenia and Georgia. He is a professor of history at Sam Houston State University Sam Houst ...

* Stephen F. Jones *

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Mine Kadiroğlu Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging *Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun Mi ...

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Farshid Delshad Farshid Delshad ( fa, فرشید دلشاد) is an affiliated researcher, scholar of linguistics and Iranian Studies. He was Lecturer of Persian and Comparative Linguistics at University of Freiburg and at University of Bern. Delshad's first PhD a ...

(born 1972) * Jost Gippert * Roland Bielmeier *

Michael Job Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

* Katharine Vivian (1917–2010) * Hirotake Maeda *

Hayate Sotome Hayate (write: 疾風 lit. "Hurricane") may refer to: * Hayate (train), the name of a train service in Japan * Nakajima Ki-84, a World War II era fighter * Japanese destroyer Hayate, two destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy * Forward R ...

* Václav A. Černý

Periodicals

*'' Bedi Kartlisa. Revue de Kartvélologie'' *'' Georgica'' *'' Revue des études géorgiennes et caucasiennes''

External links

Fund for Kartvelian Studies
*Khintibidze, Elguja (1996)

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