Ekvtime Takaishvili

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Ekvtime Takaishvili was a Georgian historian, archaeologist, and public figure renowned for preserving and safeguarding Georgia’s cultural and historical heritage, especially its manuscripts and artifacts, during the early 20th century.


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instanceOf archaeologist
historian
human
politician
public figure
university teacher
awardReceived Order of Saint Nino (posthumous, canonization-related honor in Georgia)
burialPlace Mtatsminda Pantheon, Tbilisi
canonizationStatus canonized as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church
commemoratedBy Ekvtime Takaishvili Museum in Likhauri
streets named after him in Georgia
countryOfCitizenship Georgia
dateOfBirth 1863-01-05
dateOfDeath 1953-02-21
educatedAt Saint Petersburg State University
Tbilisi Theological Seminary
employer Tbilisi State University
ethnicGroup Georgians
fieldOfWork Georgian studies
archaeology
epigraphy
history
numismatics
hasCause preservation of Georgian manuscripts
protection of Georgian historical monuments
languageOfWorkOrName Georgian
Russian
memberOf Georgian National Academy of Sciences
National Democratic Party of Georgia
Society for the Spreading of Literacy among Georgians
movement Georgian national liberation movement
nameInNativeLanguage ეკვთიმე თაყაიშვილი
notableFor organizing the transfer of Georgian national treasures to Europe in 1921
preservation of Georgian cultural heritage
returning Georgian national treasures from France to Soviet Georgia after World War II
safeguarding Georgian manuscripts and artifacts abroad
occupation archaeologist
historian
politician
university professor
participantIn Government-in-exile of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
placeOfBirth Likhauri, Guria, Georgia
placeOfDeath Tbilisi, Georgia
positionHeld member of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
professor at Tbilisi State University
vice-president of the Constituent Assembly of Georgia
religion Georgian Orthodox Church
workLocation Paris
Tbilisi

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Mtatsminda Pantheon
burialPlaceOf
Ekvtime Takaishvili ("ეკვთიმე თაყაიშვილი")
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