Author: Shota Rustaveli
Born: c. 1160
Died: after c. 1220
Bio: Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველი), mononymously known simply as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian national epic poem.