Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze
Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze | |
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თამაზ გამყრელიძე | |
| Born | October 23, 1929 |
| Died | February 10, 2021 (aged 91) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union (until 1991) Georgia (since 1991) |
| Education | Doctor of Sciences in Philology, Tbilisi State University (1962) |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, university teacher, politician and Hittitologist |
| Employer | Tbilisi State University |
| Awards | Lenin Prize Order of Friendship of Peoples Honoured Scientist of the Georgian SSR Ivane Javakhishvili Prize |
Tamaz Valerianis dze Gamkrelidze (Georgian: თამაზ ვალერიანის ძე გამყრელიძე; 23 October 1929 – 10 February 2021) was a Georgian linguist, orientalist public benefactor and Hittitologist, Academic (since 1974) and President (2005–2013) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Doctor of Sciences (1963), Professor (1964).