Tamaz Gamkrelidze

Tamaz (Thomas) V. Gamkrelidze (born October 23, 1929) is a distinguished Georgian linguist, orientalist and public benefactor, Academician (since 1974) and President (since February, 2005) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Director of the Tsereteli Institute of Oriental Studies of GAS (since 1973), Dr.Sci. (1963), Professor (1964).

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October 23 - 1929 - Georgian - Linguist - Orientalist - Academician - 1974 - February - 2005 - Georgian Academy of Sciences - 1973 - 1963 - 1964

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Gamkrelidze was born in Kutaisi. His brother Revaz Gamkrelidze is also Academician, a famous mathematician.

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Kutaisi - Revaz Gamkrelidze

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Tamaz Gamkrelidze graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Tbilisi State University (TSU) in 1952. Since 1964 Gamkrelidze is a Professor of this University, since 1966 - Head of the Chair of Structural and Applied Linguistics. He is author of outstanding works (among them many monographs) in the fields of Indoeuropean linguistics, Ancient languages, Theoretical linguistics, Structural and Applied Linguistics and Kartvelology.

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Tbilisi State University - 1952 - 1964 - 1966 - Indoeuropean - Linguistics - Ancient languages - Theoretical linguistics - Structural and Applied Linguistics - Kartvelology

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In 1988-1995 he edited the Journal of the Russian Academy of Science "Voprosi Yazikoznanya". He is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow of the European Society of Linguistics (in 1986-1988 President of this Society), Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Science, Doctor honoris causa of the Bonn University (Germany) and the University of Chicago (USA), Honorary Member of the American Society of Linguistics, etc. He received a Lenin Prize (1988), Humboldt International Prize (1989) and Ivane Javakhishvili Prize of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (1992). In 1992-2005 Gamkrelidze was a member of the Parliament of Georgia.

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1988 - 1995 - American Academy of Arts & Sciences - British Academy - European Society of Linguistics - 1986 - Austrian Academy of Sciences - Russian Academy of Science - Doctor honoris causa - Bonn University - Germany - University of Chicago - USA - American Society of Linguistics - Lenin Prize - Humboldt International Prize - 1989 - Ivane Javakhishvili - 1992 - 2005

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