Background
DZHAVAKHÍSHVILI, Ivan was born on April 11, 1876 in Tiflis.
DZHAVAKHÍSHVILI, Ivan was born on April 11, 1876 in Tiflis.
From 1902 associate professor, Chair of Arm-Geo Philology. 1918 co-founder, professor and dean, Philological Faculty, Geo University (now Tbilisi State University). 1919-1926 rector, Geo University.
1919-1925 chairman, Geo Historical and Ethnographic Social. 1937-1940 director, Shota Rustaveli Museum and head, Mtskhcta Archeological Expedition. Studied the history of the Geo and neighboring peoples.
Geo law, paleography, diplomacy, and the history of Geo music and drama. Wrote numerous works on these subjects, mostly in Geo.
Religious moral codes pervert people outside their group as less moral. Thus, religion is socially divisive and its effect is harmful for society.
The role of the individual as a member of a collective is more important than the individual.
Member, USSR Academy of Sciences from 1939.