Georgian Academy of Sciences

Georgian Academy of Sciences

The Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GAS) (Georgian: საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია, "Sakartvelos Mecnierebata Erovnuli Akademia") is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990. The Academy coordinates scientific research in Georgia and develops relationship with the academies and scientific centers of foreign countries.Fact|date=September 2007

History

GAS was established in February 1941, in Tbilisi. The founder Academicians of the Academy were Giorgi Akhvlediani (linguistics), Ivane Beritashvili (physiology), Arnold Chikobava (Iberian-Caucasian languages), Giorgi Chubinashvili (arts), Simon Janashia (history), Alexandre Janelidze (geology), Korneli Kekelidze (philology), Niko Ketskhoveli (botany), Tarasi Kvaratskhelia (subtropical cultures), Niko Muskhelishvili (mathematics, mechanics; first President of the Academy), Ilia Vekua (mathematics; second President of the Academy), Akaki Shanidze (linguistics), Alexander Tvalchrelidze (mineralogy), Dimitri Uznadze (psychology), Kiriak Zavriev (constructive mechanics) and Philip Zaitsev (zoology).

Other notable members of the Academy include Ekvtime Takaishvili (history), Shalva Nutsubidze (philosophy), Giorgi Tsereteli (oriental studies), Simon Kaukhchishvili (classical philology), Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (literature), Giorgi Melikishvili (history), Nikoloz Berdzenishvili (history), Revaz Dogonadze (physics), Malkhaz Abdushelishvili (anthropology), and Levan Chilashvili (archaeology).

Current members

Today, among the members of the Academy are well-known scientists Tamaz Gamkrelidze (linguistics), Guram Mchedlidze (paleobiology), and Vladimer Papava (economics).

Presidents of the Georgian Academy of Sciences: Niko Muskhelishvili (1941-1972), Ilia Vekua (1972-1977), Evgeni Kharadze (1977-1986), and Albert Tavkhelidze (1986-2005). Since February, 2005 President of the Academy is Academician Tamaz Gamkrelidze.

Georgian scientific schools of mathematics, physics, psychology, philosophy, physiology, botany, oriental studies, linguistics, history, archaeology, ethnography and paleobiology have won world recognition.

GAS is a National Scientific Associate of the International Council for Science (ICSU, France).

Among other science academies of Georgia are: the Abkhazian Regional Academy of Sciences (founded in 1995, in Tbilisi), the Georgian Academy of Agrarian Sciences (founded in 1991, in Tbilisi), and the Georgian Academy of Bio-Medical Sciences.

External links

* [http://www.acnet.ge Official website]
* [http://gesj.internet-academy.org.ge/en/default_en.php Georgian Electronic Scientific Journal (GESJ)]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Russian Academy of Sciences — s headquarters Established 1724 President Yury Sergeevich Osipov Address Leninsky prospekt 14 …   Wikipedia

  • Abkhazian Regional Academy of Sciences — (ARAS), independent scientific and educational organization, was founded in 1995, in Tbilisi (Republic of Georgia), by the group of famous scientists refugees from Abkhazia. Academicians and Corresponding Members of ARAS are leading scientists of …   Wikipedia

  • National Academy of Sciences (disambiguation) — National Academy of Sciences (NAS) commonly refers to the academy in the United States of America. National Academy of Sciences may also refer to (ordered by country): National Academy of Sciences of Argentina Armenian National Academy of… …   Wikipedia

  • Georgian dialects — Georgian ( ka. ქართული, Kartuli ) is a South Caucasian, or Kartvelian, language spoken by about 4.1 million people primarily in Georgia, but also in Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Azerbaijan. It is a highly standardized language, with the first… …   Wikipedia

  • Georgian National Center of Manuscripts — The Georgian National Center of Manuscripts (Georgian: საქართველოს ხელნაწერთა ეროვნული ცენტრი) (former Korneli Kekelidze Institute of Manuscripts) is a research and educational institution dedicated to studying old manuscripts and historical… …   Wikipedia

  • Georgian national system of romanization — This system, adopted in February 2002 by the State Department of Geodesy and Cartography of Georgia and the Institute of Linguistics, Georgian Academy of Sciences, establishes a transliteration system of the modern Georgian alphabet in Latin… …   Wikipedia

  • Georgian Technical University — Infobox University name = Georgian Technical University location = Tbilisi imagesize = 200px motto = established = 1922 rector = Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi (formerly V.I. Lenin Georgian Polytechnical Institute) was founded in 1922… …   Wikipedia

  • 1956 Georgian demonstrations — History of Georgia This article is part of a series Prehistory …   Wikipedia

  • United States Military Academy — West Point and USMA redirect here. For other uses, see West Point (disambiguation) and USMA (disambiguation). United States Military Academy at West Point Motto Duty • Honor • Country …   Wikipedia

  • List of Georgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film — This is the list of Georgian submissions for consideration to the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Best Foreign Film category. Georgia has submitted six films for consideration since gaining its independence from the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”