Global InformationZurab Tatashidze information
Zurab Tatashidze | |
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| Born | 24 September 1928 Sachkhere, Georgia |
| Died | 12 June 2011 (aged 82) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Speleology Karstology Geomorphology |
Zurab Tatashidze (Tintilozov) (Georgian: ზურაბ ტატაშიძე; September 24, 1928 – June 12, 2011) was a Georgian geographer. Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1973), professor (1979). Corresponding member of the Georgian Academy of Sciences (1997).[1] Director of the Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography (1993–2005). President of the Georgian National Speleological Society (1998–2004). He was one of the discoverers of the New Athos Cave in 1961, which became one of the important tourism destinations in Europe.[2]
- ^ "Georgian National Academy of Sciences - Deceased Corresponding Academicians". science.org.ge. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ Tsikarishvili, Kukuri (2016). Akhali Athoni cave a rare monument of nature. Tbilisi: Universali. p. 104. ISBN 9789941227097.