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An international scientific conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Academician Mzekala Shanidze opened at Tbilisi State University. TSU Rector, Academician Jaba Samushia welcomed the participants and wished Mzekala Shanidze a long life and continued interesting scientific activities. Samushia awarded the University's Gold Medal to Academician Mzekala Shanidze in recognition of her long and fruitful pedagogical and scientific work at TSU, as well as her exceptional contributions to the development of the university and Georgian science.
The scientific conference will last two days. It will feature reports by Georgian and foreign scientists specializing in Kartvelology. Professor Dr Jost Gippert, a renowned German linguist and Professor at the University of Hamburg, and TSU Professor Elguja Khintibidze opened the plenary session and read reports. A total of six scientific sessions will be held.
On January 20, a student scientific conference dedicated to Mzekala Shanidze will be held, where students will present articles on Kartvelology.
Academician Mzekala Shanidze was born into the family of the renowned linguist Akaki Shanidze. She graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Tbilisi State University. The topic of her doctoral dissertation was “Ancient Georgian Translations of the Book of Psalms.” Mzekala Shanidze devoted more than half a century to educating young people at Tbilisi State University, where she lectured on ancient Hebrew, the comparative grammar of Semitic languages, and the history of the Georgian literary language. Of particular note from her scientific legacy is the trilingual catalog of newly discovered manuscripts created with other Georgian scholars after studying manuscripts discovered on Mount Sinai. She has published about 200 works in the fields of Georgian morphology, lexicology, and textual criticism.
Mzekala Shanidze's personal belongings, photographs, and scientific heritage, including books and manuscripts, were exhibited at the TSU Museum.
The event was organized by the TSU Faculty of Humanities, the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts, the State Language Department, and the TSU Museum.
Later, the TSU Faculty of Humanities organized a student scientific conference dedicated to Academician Mzekala Shanidze’s anniversary.
