The Rector of the Georgian Technical University, Academician David Gurgenidze, on behalf of the university community expresses his condolences over the death of Rismag Gordeziani. Rismag Gordeziani was an Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, an Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi, a Cavalier of the Order of Honor, an Honorary Member of the Greek Archaeological Society and the Greek Writers’ Union, a Cavalier of the Order of Honor of the Hellenic Republic, and a Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. The Rector extends his condolences to Mr. Gordeziani’s family, colleagues, students, and parents.

“The death of a person of great importance to science leaves a void that is difficult to express in words. With the passing of Academician Rismag Gordeziani, Georgian humanities have lost a distinguished researcher. He gave a new and methodologically sound research perspective to classical philology, Byzantine studies, and neo-Greek studies. His contribution to the formation of the scientific space is especially noteworthy. In this space, humanitarian education and science are the basis for understanding history, language, and national identity.

On behalf of the scientists and researchers of the Georgian Technical University, I express my condolences to the family of Rismag Gordeziani, colleagues, students, teachers, friends and the entire Georgian scientific community.

Rismag Gordeziani’s work will forever remain in the treasury of Georgian science,” is stated in Rector, David Gurgenidze’s condolence letter.

For information:

• Rismag Gordezian was an associate professor at the Department of Classical Philology of Tbilisi State University in 1967-1976;

• Professor at the Department of Classical Philology in 1976-2006;

• Head of the Mediterranean Cultures Research Laboratory at Tbilisi State University in 1982-2006;

• Vice-Rector of Tbilisi State University in 1993-2006;

• Director of the Institute of Classical Philology, Byzantine and Neo-Greek Studies of Tbilisi State University since 1997;

• Full Professor of Tbilisi State University since 2006.

Rismag Gordezian is the author of about 150 scientific papers, monographs and 24 books.