Dimitri Uznadze
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Dmitry Nikolaevich Uznadze (დიმიტრი უზნაძე in Georgian
. December 2, 1886 - October 9, 1950) was a famous Georgian
psychologist, philosopher and public benefactor, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Psychology
, co-founder of the Tbilisi State University
(TSU), Academician
and co-founder of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
(GAS), Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia
, Dr.Sci., Professor.
(Western Georgia).
He was expelled from Kutaisi high school for taking part in the 1905 revolution.
That year he went to Switzerland and then to Germany, where he entered the philosophy faculty of Leipzig University, graduating in 1909. In 1910 he received a PhD degree at the University of Wittenberg (Halle
, Germany
) for his work Vladimir Solovev: His Epistemology and Metaphysics (1909).
Returning home in 1909, from then until 1917 he taught history at the Kutaisi
Georgian Gymnasium, and was headmaster of the Sinatle girls' school from 1915 - 1917.
After the October Revolution
, in Uznadze helped establish the Tbilisi
State University (TSU). Other founders of this University were outstanding Georgian scientists Ivane Javakhishvili
, Ekvtime Takaishvili
, Shalva Nutsubidze
, Akaki Shanidze
, Giorgi Akhvlediani, Andria Razmadze, Iosif Kipshidze, Petre Melikishvili
, etc.
From 1918 - 1950 Uznadze was Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology of TSU.
In 1935 he received Dr.Sci. degree in Psychology (full doctor).
In 1941 he co-founded the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS). In 1941 - 1950 he was first Director of the Institute of Psychology of the GAS (now the Uznadze Institute of Psychology).
In 1946 Uznadze received title of Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia.
Main fields of scientific activity of Dimitri Uznadze were: philosophy, history of philosophy, theory of upbringing, experimental pedagogics, etc. He was also author of well-known Theory of Attitude and Set and founder of Georgian school of the psychology of pedagogics. Uznadze's main scientific works are: "Wladimir Solowjow: seine Erkenntnistheorie und Metaphysik" (a monograph, in German, Halle
, 1910); "Henri Bergson" (a monograph, in Russian, Tbilisi
, 1923); "Untersuchungen zur Psychologie der Einstellung" ("Acta Psychologica", Vol.IV, No.3, 1939, in German); "The Psychology of Set" (a monograph, in English, New York
, 1966); "Psychological Investigations" (In Russian, English summary, Moscow
, 1966).
Uznadze died on October 9, 1950, in Tbilisi. He is buried in the garden of the Tbilisi State University.
Georgian language
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. December 2, 1886 - October 9, 1950) was a famous Georgian
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
psychologist, philosopher and public benefactor, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, co-founder of the Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
(TSU), Academician
Academician
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and co-founder of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
Georgian Academy of Sciences
The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990...
(GAS), Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, Dr.Sci., Professor.
Life and works
Dimitri Uznadze was born in 1886 to a peasant family, in the small village of Sakara in the province of KutaisiKutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
(Western Georgia).
He was expelled from Kutaisi high school for taking part in the 1905 revolution.
That year he went to Switzerland and then to Germany, where he entered the philosophy faculty of Leipzig University, graduating in 1909. In 1910 he received a PhD degree at the University of Wittenberg (Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) for his work Vladimir Solovev: His Epistemology and Metaphysics (1909).
Returning home in 1909, from then until 1917 he taught history at the Kutaisi
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
Georgian Gymnasium, and was headmaster of the Sinatle girls' school from 1915 - 1917.
After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, in Uznadze helped establish the Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
State University (TSU). Other founders of this University were outstanding Georgian scientists Ivane Javakhishvili
Ivane Javakhishvili
Ivane Javakhishvili was a Georgian historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the modern scholarship of the history and culture of Georgia...
, Ekvtime Takaishvili
Ekvtime Takaishvili
Ekvtime Takaishvili was a Georgian historian, archaeologist and public benefactor....
, Shalva Nutsubidze
Shalva Nutsubidze
Shalva Nutsubidze was a Georgian philosopher, translator and public benefactor, one of founders of the Tbilisi State University , founder of Alethology, one of founders of the scientific school in the field of history of Georgian philosophy, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ,...
, Akaki Shanidze
Akaki Shanidze
Akaki Shanidze was a Georgian linguist and philologist. He was one of the founders of the Tbilisi State University and Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ; Doctor of Philological Sciences , Professor .Shanidze graduated from the St. Petersburg University in 1909...
, Giorgi Akhvlediani, Andria Razmadze, Iosif Kipshidze, Petre Melikishvili
Petre Melikishvili
thumb|right|250px|Petre Melikishvili Petre Melikishvili Georgian chemist . He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University and the first Rector of TSU.- Biography :...
, etc.
From 1918 - 1950 Uznadze was Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology of TSU.
In 1935 he received Dr.Sci. degree in Psychology (full doctor).
In 1941 he co-founded the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS). In 1941 - 1950 he was first Director of the Institute of Psychology of the GAS (now the Uznadze Institute of Psychology).
In 1946 Uznadze received title of Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia.
Main fields of scientific activity of Dimitri Uznadze were: philosophy, history of philosophy, theory of upbringing, experimental pedagogics, etc. He was also author of well-known Theory of Attitude and Set and founder of Georgian school of the psychology of pedagogics. Uznadze's main scientific works are: "Wladimir Solowjow: seine Erkenntnistheorie und Metaphysik" (a monograph, in German, Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
, 1910); "Henri Bergson" (a monograph, in Russian, Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, 1923); "Untersuchungen zur Psychologie der Einstellung" ("Acta Psychologica", Vol.IV, No.3, 1939, in German); "The Psychology of Set" (a monograph, in English, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, 1966); "Psychological Investigations" (In Russian, English summary, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, 1966).
Uznadze died on October 9, 1950, in Tbilisi. He is buried in the garden of the Tbilisi State University.