Thomas Valerian V. Gamkrelidze

Background

Gamkrelidze, Thomas Valerian was born on October 23, 1929 in Kutaisi, Georgia. Son of Valerian and Olimpiada Gamkrelidze.

Education

Doctor of Medicine honoris causa, University Bonn. Doctor of Medicine honoris causa, University Chicago.

Career

Researcher Institute Linguistics Georgian National Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi, Georgia, 1953-1960, researcher Oriental Institute, 1960-1973, director Oriental Institute, since 1973, president, since 2005. Professor linguistics Tbilisi State University, since 1960. People's deputy of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1989.

Member Parliament of Georgia, 1992-1995, 95-99, 99. Chair structural and applied linguistics, Tbilisi State University.

Membership

Fellow British Academy. Member Georgian Academy of Sciences (president 2005^), Russian Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences (foreign honorary member), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Leipzig)(foreign member), Society Linguistica Europaea (president 1987), Indogermanische Gesellschaft (honorary), Linguistic Society of America (honorary), National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), Academia Europaea(London), Hungarian Academy of Sciences(Budapest) (honorary), United States National Academy of Sciences(Washington), British Academy(London), Osterreichische Academy Wissenschaften(Vienna), Linguistic Society America(Washington).

Interests

• Music, tennis.

Connections

Married Nino Djavakhishvili, 1968. Children: Eka, Sandro.

Father:

Valerian Gamkrelidze

Mother:

Olimpiada Gamkrelidze

Spouse:

Nino Djavakhishvili

child:

Eka Gamkrelidze

child:

Sandro Gamkrelidze