Georgian National Academy of Sciences

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Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi
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The Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS) (

Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990. The Academy coordinates scientific research in Georgia and develops relationship with the academies and scientific centers of foreign countries.[1]

History

GNAS was established in February 1941, in

Niko Muskhelishvili (mathematics, mechanics; first President of the Academy), Ilia Vekua (mathematics; second President of the Academy), Akaki Shanidze (linguistics), Alexander Tvalchrelidze (mineralogy), Dimitri Uznadze (psychology), Kiriak Zavriev (constructive mechanics) and Philip Zaitsev
(zoology).

Other notable members of the Academy include Ekvtime Takaishvili (history), Sergi Jikia (turkology), Shalva Nutsubidze (philosophy), Giorgi Tsereteli (oriental studies), Simon Kaukhchishvili (classical philology), Rene Schmerling (art history), Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (literature), Giorgi Melikishvili (history), Nikoloz Berdzenishvili (history), Revaz Dogonadze (physics), Malkhaz Abdushelishvili (anthropology), Guram Mchedlidze (paleobiology), and Levan Chilashvili (archaeology).

Current members

Today, among the members of the Academy are well-known scientists

Tamaz Gamkrelidze (linguistics), David Muskhelishvili (history), Revaz Gamkrelidze (mathematics), Simon Khechinashvili (med.), George Nakhutsrishvili (botany), Vladimer Papava (economics), David Lordkipanidze (palaeoanthropology), etc.[2]

Presidents of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences:

Niko Muskhelishvili (1941–1972), Ilia Vekua (1972–1977), Evgeni Kharadze (1977–1986), Albert Tavkhelidze (1986–2005), Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze (2005–2013), Giorgi Kvesitadze (2013-2023), and Roin Metreveli
(2023- ).

Georgian scientific schools of mathematics, physics, psychology, philosophy, physiology, botany, oriental studies, linguistics, history, archaeology, ethnography and paleobiology have won world recognition.

GNAS is a National Scientific Associate of the International Council for Science (ICSU, France).

Among other science academies of Georgia are: the

Euroscience
(ESGNS).

References

  1. ^ "About Georgian Academy of Sciences". Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. ^ "Members of Georgian Academy of Sciences". Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2009-05-07.

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