Elene Tsagareishvili (in Georgian: ელენე ცაგარეიშვილი), (1 July 1930, in Kutaisi - 13 May 2020), in Tbilisi), was a Georgian historian and Armenian studies scholar.

Elene Tsagareishvili
Born1 May 1930 Edit this on Wikidata
Kutaisi (Soviet UnionEdit this on Wikidata
Died13 May 2020 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90)
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OccupationHistorian, armenologist, source critic Edit this on Wikidata
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During her career, she notably served as the director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts.

Biography

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Tsagareishvili was born on 1 July 1930 in Kutaisi.[1] After completing her university studies, she graduated from the Tbilisi State University, then part of the USSR, in 1954.[1] In 1965, she defended her thesis titled 'History of Armenia by John of Draskhanakert'.[1][2] In 1968, she focused her studies on 9th century Armenian history through Armenian sources.[3] The researcher also explored the historical geography of Georgia.[4] She later joined and eventually became the director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts.[1]

She died on 13 May 2020 in Tbilisi.[1] In 2020, following her death, the Center published an article commemorating her contributions to the study of history of the Caucasus.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ელენე ცაგარეიშვილი (1930-2020)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ Დრასხანაკერტელი, Იოანე (1965). სომხეთის ისტორია : 786-925 წწ (in Georgian). თბილისი : მეცნიერება. Archived from the original on 2024-06-23. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ Tavadze, Leri (2024). "KHAZAR-BYZANTINE-SLAV COALITION AGAINST ABBASID CALIPHATE AND THE CAUCASUS IN THE 850s" (PDF). Reconstructing the Past: Journal of Historical Studies. doi:10.54414/AJCX9623. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-15. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ Sosiashvili, Giorgi (2022-01-01). "Historical-Geographical Overview of the Territories Occupied after 2008 Russo-Georgian War". Black Sea Journal of Public and Social Science. 5 (1): 22–27. doi:10.52704/bssocialscience.1010852. ISSN 2618-6640.
  5. ^ Surguladze, Mzia (2020). "In memoriam of Elene Tsagareishvili" (PDF). Georgian Sources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-23.