Georgian Academy of Sciences

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Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi

The Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GAS) (Georgian: საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია, Sakartvelos Mecnierebata Erovnuli Akademia) is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990. The Academy coordinates scientific research in Georgia and develops relationship with the academies and scientific centers of foreign countries.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

GAS was established in February 1941, in Tbilisi. The founder Academicians of the Academy were Giorgi Akhvlediani (linguistics), Ivane Beritashvili (physiology), Arnold Chikobava (Iberian-Caucasian languages), Giorgi Chubinashvili (arts), Simon Janashia (history), Alexandre Janelidze (geology), Korneli Kekelidze (philology), Niko Ketskhoveli (botany), Tarasi Kvaratskhelia (subtropical cultures), Niko Muskhelishvili (mathematics, mechanics; first President of the Academy), Ilia Vekua (mathematics; second President of the Academy), Akaki Shanidze (linguistics), Alexander Tvalchrelidze (mineralogy), Dimitri Uznadze (psychology), Kiriak Zavriev (constructive mechanics) and Philip Zaitsev (zoology).

Other notable members of the Academy include Ekvtime Takaishvili (history), Shalva Nutsubidze (philosophy), Giorgi Tsereteli (oriental studies), Simon Kaukhchishvili (classical philology), Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (literature), Giorgi Melikishvili (history), Nikoloz Berdzenishvili (history), Revaz Dogonadze (physics), Malkhaz Abdushelishvili (anthropology), and Levan Chilashvili (archaeology).

[edit] Current members

Today, among the members of the Academy are well-known scientists Tamaz Gamkrelidze (linguistics), Guram Mchedlidze (paleobiology), and Vladimer Papava (economics).

Presidents of the Georgian Academy of Sciences: Niko Muskhelishvili (1941-1972), Ilia Vekua (1972-1977), Evgeni Kharadze (1977-1986), and Albert Tavkhelidze (1986-2005). Since February, 2005 President of the Academy is Academician Tamaz Gamkrelidze.

Georgian scientific schools of mathematics, physics, psychology, philosophy, physiology, botany, oriental studies, linguistics, history, archaeology, ethnography and paleobiology have won world recognition.

GAS is a National Scientific Associate of the International Council for Science (ICSU, France).

Among other science academies of Georgia are: the Abkhazian Regional Academy of Sciences (founded in 1995, in Tbilisi), the Georgian Academy of Agrarian Sciences (founded in 1991, in Tbilisi), and the Georgian Academy of Bio-Medical Sciences.