Zurab Kiknadze

Georgian-Soviet assyriologist, translator and university teacher (1933–2022)
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Zurab Kiknadze

Summary

Zurab Kiknadze is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tbilisi[2]. He was born on October 3, 1933[3]. He died in Tbilisi[4]. He died on November 23, 2022[5]. He worked as an orientalist[6], folklorist[7], assyriologist[8], philologist[9], and literary scholar[10].

Key Facts

  • Zurab Kiknadze's place of birth was Tbilisi[2].
  • Zurab Kiknadze died in Tbilisi[4].
  • Zurab Kiknadze was born on October 3, 1933[3].
  • Zurab Kiknadze died on November 23, 2022[5].
  • Zurab Kiknadze held citizenship in Soviet Union[11].
  • Zurab Kiknadze held citizenship in Georgia[12].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's professions included orientalist[6].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's professions included folklorist[7].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's professions included assyriologist[8].
  • Zurab Kiknadze worked as a philologist[9].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's professions included literary scholar[10].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's professions included university teacher[13].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's field of work was Assyriology[14].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's field of work was oriental studies[15].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's field of work was philology[16].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's field of work was folkloristics[17].
  • Zurab Kiknadze was employed by Tbilisi State University[18].
  • Among Zurab Kiknadze's employers was Ilia State University[19].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's education included a stint at Tbilisi State University[20].
  • Zurab Kiknadze received the Ivane Machabeli Prize[21].
  • Zurab Kiknadze received the State Prize of Georgia[22].
  • Zurab Kiknadze was a member of Union of writers of Georgia[23].
  • Zurab Kiknadze is recorded as male[24].
  • Zurab Kiknadze's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Zurab Kiknadze earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology[26].

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Origins and Family

Zurab Kiknadze's place of birth was Tbilisi[2]. He was born on October 3, 1933[3].

Education

Zurab Kiknadze's education included a stint at Tbilisi State University[20]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include orientalist[6], folklorist[7], assyriologist[8], philologist[9], literary scholar[10], and university teacher[13]. Fields of work include Assyriology[14], an academic discipline[27]; oriental studies[15], an academic discipline[28]; philology[16], an academic discipline[29]; and folkloristics[17], a branch of anthropology[30]. Employers include Tbilisi State University[18], a public university[31], in Georgia[32], founded in 1918[33], headquartered in Tbilisi[34] and Ilia State University[19], a university[35], in Georgia[36], founded in 2006[37], headquartered in Tbilisi[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Ivane Machabeli Prize[21] and State Prize of Georgia[22], an award[39], in Georgia[40], founded in 1992[41].

Death and Burial

Zurab Kiknadze died on November 23, 2022[5]. He passed away in Tbilisi[4].

FAQs

Where was Zurab Kiknadze born?

Zurab Kiknadze's place of birth was Tbilisi[2].

Where did Zurab Kiknadze die?

Zurab Kiknadze passed away in Tbilisi[4].

What did Zurab Kiknadze do for work?

Zurab Kiknadze worked as orientalist[6], folklorist[7], assyriologist[8], philologist[9], and literary scholar[10].

Where did Zurab Kiknadze go to school?

Zurab Kiknadze was educated at Tbilisi State University[20].

What awards did Zurab Kiknadze receive?

Honors received include Ivane Machabeli Prize[21] and State Prize of Georgia[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [7] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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