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Elene Tsagareishvili

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Elene Tsagareishvili
Born1 May 1930 Edit this on Wikidata
Kutaisi (Soviet UnionEdit this on Wikidata
Died13 May 2020 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90)
Alma mater
OccupationHistorian, armenologist, source critic Edit this on Wikidata
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Elene Tsagareishvili (in Georgian: ელენე ცაგარეიშვილი), (1 July 1930, in Kutaisi - 13 May 2020), in Tbilisi), was a Georgian historian and Armenian studies scholar.

During her career, she notably served as the director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts.

Biography

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Tsagareishvili was born on 1 July 1930 in Kutaisi.[1] After completing her university studies, she graduated from the Tbilisi State University, then part of the USSR, in 1954.[1] In 1965, she defended her thesis titled 'History of Armenia by John of Draskhanakert'.[1][2] In 1968, she focused her studies on 9th century Armenian history through Armenian sources.[3] The researcher also explored the historical geography of Georgia.[4] She later joined and eventually became the director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts.[1]

She died on 13 May 2020 in Tbilisi.[1] In 2020, following her death, the Center published an article commemorating her contributions to the study of history of the Caucasus.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ელენე ცაგარეიშვილი (1930-2020)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ Დრასხანაკერტელი, Იოანე (1965). სომხეთის ისტორია : 786-925 წწ (in Georgian). თბილისი : მეცნიერება. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ Tavadze, Leri (2024). "KHAZAR-BYZANTINE-SLAV COALITION AGAINST ABBASID CALIPHATE AND THE CAUCASUS IN THE 850s" (PDF). Reconstructing the Past: Journal of Historical Studies. doi:10.54414/AJCX9623. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ Sosiashvili, Giorgi (2022-01-01). "Historical-Geographical Overview of the Territories Occupied after 2008 Russo-Georgian War". Black Sea Journal of Public and Social Science. 5 (1): 22–27. doi:10.52704/bssocialscience.1010852. ISSN 2618-6640.
  5. ^ Surguladze, Mzia (2020). "In memoriam of Elene Tsagareishvili" (PDF). Georgian Sources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-23.