Grigol Tsereteli
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Grigol Tsereteli was a distinguished Georgian
scientist, one of the founders of Papyrology
, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Classical Philology
, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Honourable Professor.
. His father, Prince Filimon Tsereteli was a well-known Lawyer and public benefactor.
In 1893 Tsereteli graduated from the University of St. Petersburg. In 1893-1897 he was a Lecturer of the St Petersburg Archaeological Institute, in 1897-1902 Associate Professor of the Berlin University (Germany
), in 1902-1905 Associate Professor of the University of St Petersburg. In 1905 he received a PhD degree in Classical Philology.
In 1905-1914 Tsereteli was a Professor and Head of the Department of Classical Philology of the University of Tartu
, Estonia
. In 1914 he received a degree of the Doctor of Philological Sciences.
In 1914-1920 he was a Professor and Head of the Department of Classical Philology of the University of St. Petersburg.
In 1917 Tsereteli was elected as Corresponding Member of the St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences (now the Russian Academy of Science).
In 1918-1920 he was a Visiting Professor of the Berlin University.
In 1920-1937 Tsereteli was a Professor and Head of the Department of Classical Philology of the Tbilisi State University
(Georgia
). In 1923-1931 he was also Director of the Scientific Library of the Tbilisi State University.
Professor Tsereteli was elected as Honorary Member of the Society of Papyrology of Germany (1918) and Honorary Member of the Berlin Institute of Archaeology (1927).
He was author of many outstanding scientific works in the fields of papyrology, classical philology and history of the old Grecian literature.
Professor Tsereteli was a victim of the political repressions of 1937 in the former Soviet Georgia. In 1937 he was jailed by GPU. He died in 1938, in the prison. Tsereteli is buried in Tbilisi
, in the Mtatsminda Pantheon
of distinguished Georgian public benefactors.
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...
scientist, one of the founders of Papyrology
Papyrology
Papyrology is the study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus, the most common form of writing material in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome...
, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Classical Philology
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia, Honourable Professor.
Life and works
Grigol Tsereteli was born in 1870, in St Petersburg, Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. His father, Prince Filimon Tsereteli was a well-known Lawyer and public benefactor.
In 1893 Tsereteli graduated from the University of St. Petersburg. In 1893-1897 he was a Lecturer of the St Petersburg Archaeological Institute, in 1897-1902 Associate Professor of the Berlin University (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...
), in 1902-1905 Associate Professor of the University of St Petersburg. In 1905 he received a PhD degree in Classical Philology.
In 1905-1914 Tsereteli was a Professor and Head of the Department of Classical Philology of the University of Tartu
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. In 1914 he received a degree of the Doctor of Philological Sciences.
In 1914-1920 he was a Professor and Head of the Department of Classical Philology of the University of St. Petersburg.
In 1917 Tsereteli was elected as Corresponding Member of the St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences (now the Russian Academy of Science).
In 1918-1920 he was a Visiting Professor of the Berlin University.
In 1920-1937 Tsereteli was a Professor and Head of the Department of Classical Philology 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...
(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...
). In 1923-1931 he was also Director of the Scientific Library of the Tbilisi State University.
Professor Tsereteli was elected as Honorary Member of the Society of Papyrology of Germany (1918) and Honorary Member of the Berlin Institute of Archaeology (1927).
He was author of many outstanding scientific works in the fields of papyrology, classical philology and history of the old Grecian literature.
Professor Tsereteli was a victim of the political repressions of 1937 in the former Soviet Georgia. In 1937 he was jailed by GPU. He died in 1938, in the prison. Tsereteli is buried in 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...
, in the Mtatsminda Pantheon
Mtatsminda Pantheon
The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures is a necropolis in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent writers, artists, scholars, and national heroes of Georgia are buried. It is located in the churchyard around St. David’s Church "Mamadaviti" on the slope of Mount Mtatsminda...
of distinguished Georgian public benefactors.
Some of main works of Grigol Tsereteli
- "Berliner Griechische Urkunden". III, 5, Berlin, 1900 (in German)
- "Berliner Griechische Urkunden". IV, 2, Berlin, 1904 (in German)
- "New comedies of Menandre" (a monograph), Tartu, 1914 (in Russian)
- "La Papyrologie Greque, en Russie".- "Chronique d'Egypte", XII, Bruxelles, 1931 (in French)
- "Papyri Russischer und Georgisher samlungen". Herausg. von G. Zereteli. Bearb. von G. Zereteli, O. Kruger und P. Yernstedt. Ed. G. Zereteli. I-V, Tbilisi, 1925-1935; Amsterdam, 1966-1967 (in German)