Giorgi Avalishvili
Giorgi Avalishvili (Georgian: გიორგი ავალიშვილი) (1769 – 1850) was a Georgian diplomat, writer and one of the founding fathers of the Georgian theatre. His sister Mariam was married to the Georgian diplomat Garsevan Chavchavadze.
Belonging to a
Erekle II and Giorgi XII between 1784 and 1801.[1]
Avalishvili traveled to the
Tiflis in 1791. He is also credited with writing the first original Georgian drama, King Teimuraz, of which only the author's prologue survives.[2]
References
- ISBN 0-312-22990-9
- ISBN 0-7007-1163-5.