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Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze

1929 - 2021

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze is the 69th most popular linguist (up from 97th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Georgia (up from 123rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Georgian Linguist.

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Among LINGUISTS

Among linguists, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze ranks 69 out of 214. Before him are Vilém Mathesius, Karl Brugmann, August Leskien, Johannes Aavik, Claude Piron, and Vatroslav Jagić. After him are Friedrich Christian Diez, Paul Ariste, Abu al-Aswad al-Du'ali, Émile Littré, Alexander Gode, and Ramón Menéndez Pidal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze ranks 164. Before him are Antonine Maillet, Lennart Skoglund, Eva Schloss, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Albert Azaryan, and Princess Alix of Luxembourg. After him are Camilo Torres Restrepo, Selim Hoss, Aleksandar Petrović, Tayeb Salih, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, and Kiki Håkansson. Among people deceased in 2021, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze ranks 171. Before him are Renée Simonot, Christian Boltanski, Dusty Hill, Vladimir Menshov, Etel Adnan, and Borisav Jović. After him are Bob Dole, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jaan Kaplinski, Nelson Freire, Cicely Tyson, and Ahmed Jibril.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze ranks 83 out of 406. Before him are Vakhtang Kikabidze (1938), Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858), George II of Georgia (1054), Ivane Javakhishvili (1876), Lev Karakhan (1889), and Teimuraz I of Kakheti (1589). After him are Kamo (1882), Elisabeth Leonskaja (1945), Robert Shavlakadze (1933), Mikheil Gelovani (1893), Akaki Tsereteli (1840), and Zenobia of Armenia (100).

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Among LINGUISTS In Georgia

Among linguists born in Georgia, Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze ranks 2. Before him are Nicholas Marr (1864). After him are Arnold Chikobava (1898), and Vasily Abaev (1900).

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