Alexander Javakhishvili, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Javakhishvili

Georgian and Soviet geographer

Date of Birth: 05-Aug-1875

Place of Birth: Gori, Shida Kartli, Georgia

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1973

Profession: public figure, geographer, pedagogue, anthropologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alexander Nikolayevich Javakhishvili (Georgian: ?????????? ????????? ?? ???????????;) born 5 August 1875 (Old Style Julian Calendar), 17 August 1875 (New Style Gregorian Calendar) in Gori, Georgia – died January 22, 1973, Tbilisi, Georgia) was a Georgian geographer and anthropologist.Professor A.
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Javakhishvili was one of the oldest geographers and anthropologists in the Soviet Union.
He was the founder of Soviet Georgian geography which, under him, developed into a school. His qualifications and awards include Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1937), recognition as an Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (1944), a Merited Scientist, an honorary member of the USSR Geographic Society, and winner of a State Prize of the Georgian SSR.