Ivane Javakhishvili

Ivane Javakhishvili
ივანე ჯავახიშვილი
Born	(1876-04-23)23 April 1876 Tbilisi, Russian Empire
Died	18 November 1940(1940-11-18) (aged 64) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Park of Tbilisi State University
Nationality	Georgian
Citizenship	Russian Empire→  Democratic Republic of Georgia→  Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Writer, historian, publisher, linguist
Known for	Founder of Tbilisi State University
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Ivane Alexandres dze Javakhishvili (Georgian: 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 and culture of Georgia. He was one of the founding fathers of the Tbilisi State University (1918) and its rector from 1919 to 1926.