The
Georgian National Academy of Sciences
(
GNAS
) (
Georgian
:
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,
romanized
:
sakartvelos metsnierebata erovnuli ak'ademia
) is a main learned society of the
Georgia
. It was named
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.
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History
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GNAS was established in February 1941, in
Tbilisi
. The founder Academicians of the Academy were
Giorgi Akhvlediani
(linguistics),
Ivane Beritashvili
(physiology),
Arnold Chikobava
(Ibero-Caucasian languages),
Giorgi Chubinashvili
(arts),
Simon Janashia
(history),
Alexander Janelidze
(geology),
Korneli Kekelidze
(philology),
Niko Ketskhoveli
(botany),
Tarasi Kvaratskhelia
(subtropical cultures),
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
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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.
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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
Abkhazian Regional Academy of Sciences
(founded in 1995, in Tbilisi), the Georgian Academy of Agrarian Sciences (founded in 1991, in Tbilisi), and the Georgian Academy of Bio-Medical Sciences. By the GNAS is recognized also the
Georgian National Section
of
Euroscience
(ESGNS).
References
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