2018-10-04
Guram Lortkipanidze’s 80th Anniversary
On October 4, at 3pm, a solemn evening marking the 80th anniversary of Emeritus Prof. Guram Lortkipanidze, famous archaeologist and corresponding member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, will be held at auditorium No. 107 located in the 1st Building of TSU.
Rector of TSU, Giorgi Sharvashidze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Alexander Tevzadze, Ambassador of Israel to Georgia, Shabtai Tsur, representatives of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, professors from the TSU Faculty of Humanities, Guram Lortkipanidze’s family members and students will attend the event.
A documentary depicting Guram Lortkipanidze’s life and work will be screened during the event (author: Nino Kakulia – editor of newspaper Tbilisis Universiteti); moreover, presentation of the book dedicated to Guram Lortkipanidze’s 80th anniversary and an exhibition “Everything about the famous archaeologist” will also be held.
Guram Lortkipanidze has been TSU professor since 1997, first at the Department of History and then at the Department of Archeology. Upon his initiative, Chair of the History and Theory of Culture was founded at the Faculty of History. He leads the Israel Center at TSU. In 2009, Guram Lortkipanidze was elected the corresponding member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. For years, he had been taking part in various archaeological diggings. Since 1975 he had been the leader of Bichvinta archaeological expedition. He is the author of 12 monographs and textbooks, as well as about 300 scientific papers.
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Rector of TSU, Giorgi Sharvashidze, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Alexander Tevzadze, Ambassador of Israel to Georgia, Shabtai Tsur, representatives of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, professors from the TSU Faculty of Humanities, Guram Lortkipanidze’s family members and students will attend the event.
A documentary depicting Guram Lortkipanidze’s life and work will be screened during the event (author: Nino Kakulia – editor of newspaper Tbilisis Universiteti); moreover, presentation of the book dedicated to Guram Lortkipanidze’s 80th anniversary and an exhibition “Everything about the famous archaeologist” will also be held.
Guram Lortkipanidze has been TSU professor since 1997, first at the Department of History and then at the Department of Archeology. Upon his initiative, Chair of the History and Theory of Culture was founded at the Faculty of History. He leads the Israel Center at TSU. In 2009, Guram Lortkipanidze was elected the corresponding member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences. For years, he had been taking part in various archaeological diggings. Since 1975 he had been the leader of Bichvinta archaeological expedition. He is the author of 12 monographs and textbooks, as well as about 300 scientific papers.