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Ilia Chavchavadze

1837 - 1907

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Tavadi (Prince) Ilia Chavchavadze (Georgian: ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 27 October 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgian journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism during the second half of the 19th century in the period of Tsarist rule. He has been called Georgia's "most universally revered hero" and the "Father of the Nation." He was a leader of contemporary youth intellectual movement named "Tergdaleulebi" which spread modern and European liberal ideals in Georgia. Chavchavadze founded two modern newspapers: Sakartvelos Moambe and Iveria. He coined the phrase "Ena, Mamuli, Sartsmunoeba" ("Language, Homeland, Faith"), a slogan of Georgian nationalism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ilia Chavchavadze is the 1,072nd most popular writer (down from 1,067th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Georgia (up from 34th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Georgian Writer.

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Among writers, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 1,072 out of 7,302. Before him are William Gibson, Nikolay Nekrasov, W. G. Sebald, Paul Bourget, Marcus Manilius, and Meša Selimović. After him are Leigh Hunt, Thomas Pynchon, Bolesław Prus, Michel Tournier, Tavo Burat, and Bernard-Henri Lévy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 25. Before him are Ivan Kramskoi, Marie François Sadi Carnot, John Newlands, Vasil Levski, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Georges Ernest Boulanger. After him are Queen Cheorin, Rosalía de Castro, Empress Dowager Ci'an, Émile Waldteufel, Francis, Duke of Teck, and Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Among people deceased in 1907, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 21. Before him are Pierre Janssen, Jean Casimir-Perier, Robert I, Duke of Parma, Joseph Joachim, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. After him are Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Léo Taxil, Hermann Carl Vogel, Qiu Jin, and Agathe Backer Grøndahl.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 31 out of 406. Before him are Pharnavaz I of Iberia (-326), Bidzina Ivanishvili (1956), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), Herbert Backe (1896), Nakşidil Sultan (1768), and Besarion Jughashvili (1850). After him are Nicholas Marr (1864), George III of Georgia (1200), Mirian III of Iberia (265), Victor Ambartsumian (1908), Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), and Otar Iosseliani (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Georgia

Among writers born in Georgia, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 4. Before him are Shota Rustaveli (1172), Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), and Sayat-Nova (1712). After him are Boris Akunin (1956), Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877), Nodar Dumbadze (1928), Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858), Akaki Tsereteli (1840), Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), Alexander Kazbegi (1848), and Vazha-Pshavela (1861).

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