Janašvili, Mose

Contributed to

Abkhazia and the Abkhaz
Book 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][3]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1855 [2]; 1855-03-19 [3]
Birth Place: Əlibəyli [3]
Died: 1934 [2]; 1934-04-19 [3]
Death Place: Tbilisi [3]
Country: Georgia (Republic) [2]
Occupation: linguist [3]; historian [3]
Profession: Historiker [2]
Employer: Tbilisi State University [3]
Educated at: Tbilisi Theological Seminary [3]
Country of Education: Georgia [3]

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