Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze

Tamaz (Thomas) V. Gamkrelidze (Georgian თამაზ გამყრელიძე) (October 23, 1929 – February 10, 2021) was a Georgian linguist, orientalist and public benefactor, Academician (beginning in 1974) and President (2005–2013) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS), Doctor of Sciences (1963), Professor (1964).

Gamkrelidze was born in Kutaisi. His brother Revaz Gamkrelidze, was also an academician and a famous mathematician.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 2006.

Gamkrelidze died at the age of 91.Грузинский академик Тамаз Гамкрелидзе скончался на 91-м году жизни 

 Some of the main works of Tamaz Gamkrelidze 
 The Akkado-Hittite syllabary and the problem of the origin of the Hittite script, "Archiv Orientalni" (vol. 29). 1960
 Anatolian languages and the problem of Indo-European migration to Asia Minor, Studies in General and Oriental Linguistics. Tokyo, 1970
 Alphabetic writing and the old Georgian script. New York, Caravan Books, 1994
 with V. Vs. Ivanov: "Indo-European language and Indoeuropeans" (vols. I-II). Berlin / New York, 1994-1995

Related pages
 Glottalic theory
 List of Asian scientists by country

References

 Other websites 
 Home Page of Tamaz Gamkrelidze
 Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS) 
 Tbilisi State University

Category:1929 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Scientists from Georgia (country)
Category:Members of Academia Europaea