Kalistrate Salia ( ka, კალისტრატე სალია) (1901–1986) was a

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

émigré historian and philologist active in

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. Salia was born on July 18, 1901, in

Mingrelia Mingrelia ( ka, სამეგრელო, tr; xmf, სამარგალო, samargalo; ab, Агырны, Agirni) is a historic province in the western part of Georgia, formerly known as Odishi. It is primarily inhabited by the Mingrelian ...

, western Georgia. He studied at

Zugdidi Zugdidi ( ka, ზუგდიდი; xmf, ზუგდიდი or ზუგიდი) is a city in the western Georgian historical province of Samegrelo (Mingrelia). It is situated in the north-west of that province. The city is located 318 kilom ...

and

Khashuri Khashuri ( ka, ხაშური ) is a town in the central part of Georgia and is the 9th largest settlement in Georgia. It is the administrative centre of Khashuri Municipality. It is located on the Shida Kartli plain, on the Suramula riversi ...

before enrolling into the University of Tbilisi in 1920. After the Soviet takeover of Georgia in 1921, he went to

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where he studied at the Institute of German Language,

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. He moved to

in 1924 and graduated from the

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in 1927. In 1948, together with his wife Nino Salia, he founded and edited the journal ''

Bedi Kartlisa ''Bedi Kartlisa. Revue de Kartvélologie'' was an international academic journal specializing in the language, literature, history and art of Georgia ( Kartvelology) published from 1948 to 1984. It derived its name from the poem ''Bedi kartlisa'' ( ...

'' dedicated to the

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. He published a series of scholarly works on the history and literature of Georgia and wrote Georgia-related entries for foreign encyclopedias. His 1980 work ''Histoire de la nation géorgienne'' (translated into English as ''History of the Georgian Nation'' in 1983) was awarded the prize of the

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References

The Memorial Room of Nino and Kalistrate Salias

Georgian National Center of Manuscripts The Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts ( ka, საქართველოს ხელნაწერთა ეროვნული ცენტრი; formerly the ''Institute of Manuscripts''), located in Tbilisi, Georgia, is a repository ...

*Salia, Kalistrat. ''History of the Georgian Nation'', Paris, 1983. {{DEFAULTSORT:Salia, Kalistrat 1901 births 1986 deaths Philologists from Georgia (country) 20th-century historians from Georgia (country) Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Tbilisi State University alumni Burials at Leuville cemetery 20th-century philologists Soviet emigrants to France