Mikheil Kurdiani ( ka, მიხეილ ქურდიანი; 1 January 1954,

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– 31 October 2010, Tbilisi) was a

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, writer,

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and

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. He was a head man of the ''Rustaveli Society''.

Biography

In 1976 he graduated from

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...

having successfully studied

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. In 2001 he earned a master's degree at Nikoloz Muskhelishvili Technical University in the faculty of

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and mathematical linguistics. He was founder of ''Ilia Chavchavadze Society''. He lectured at Tbilisi State University and

Akaki Tsereteli State University Akaki Tsereteli State University ( ka, აკაკი წერეთლის სახელობის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი, tr), also known as Kutaisi University ( ka, ქუთაისის ...

. He was a member of

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. Mikheil has published more than 200 scientific papers. A bibliography his works is published, his photo on p. 7, then a listing in Georgian, p. 27 ff in English.

References

Bibliography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kurdiani, Mikheil Writers from Georgia (country) Male poets from Georgia (country) 1954 births 2010 deaths 20th-century poets from Georgia (country) Translators from Georgia (country) 20th-century male writers 20th-century translators