Janašvili, Mose
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Abkhazia and the AbkhazBook 1894
- Summary
- Mose Janashvili was a Georgian historian, ethnographer, and linguist. He was born into a Georgian Ingilo community at Qakh. Educated at Tbilisi and Kutaisi, he worked as a teacher for several years, from 1875 to 1920, and later served as a professor at the Tbilisi State University. He mostly engaged in study of medieval Georgian chronicles and hagiographic literature. As a linguist, Janashvili subscribed to the theory that linked Georgian with the Indo-European languages. He is buried at Mtatsminda Pantheon in Tbilisi. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1]VIAF[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Wikidata
- Unknown [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Born
- 1855 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1855-03-19 [4]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- Əlibəyli [4]Wikidata
- Died
- 1934 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1934-04-19 [4]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Tbilisi [4]Wikidata
- Country
- Georgia (Republic) [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- Russian [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- linguist [4]Wikidata
- historian [4]Wikidata
- geographer [4]Wikidata
- opinion journalist [4]Wikidata
- ethnologist [4]Wikidata
- Profession
- Historiker [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Employer
- Tbilisi State University [4]Wikidata
- Educated at
- Tbilisi Theological Seminary [4]Wikidata
- Country of Education
- Georgia [4]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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