Ekaterine Melikishvili
Georgian educator; first dean of Odesa University; publishing house co-founders
About Ekaterine Melikishvili
Lived 1854 – 1928 (aged 73–74). Ekaterine Melikishvili was a Georgian writer, educator, academic administrator, publisher, translator and humanitarian.
Ekaterine (Keke) Melikishvili, married name Meskhi (; 1854–1928), was a Georgian writer, translator and feminist.
Brought up in a well-to-do home in Tbilisi, after matriculating from a Swiss high school, she became one of the first Georgian women to attend university in Switzerland, studying medicine in Zürich. While there, she became fluent in German and French, followed the innovative developments of the times as well as the evolving situation in Georgia. She was one of several women writers to join the Georgian Ugheli association, together with Kato Mikeladze, Olga Guramishvili, Pelagia Natsvlishvili and Bogumila Zeminskaya.
Melikishvili was the first dean of Odessa University where she created courses for women. A member of the Georgian women writers' circle, she translated children's literature as well as works of social importance, including American Women of the 18th Century. She was a major contributor to journals, including Droeba, founded by her brother Stepane Melikishvili. She headed a family printing concern, was a co-founder of the Skhivi publishing house and founded the Ganatleba (education) association.
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Who was Ekaterine Melikishvili?
Georgian educator; first dean of Odesa University; publishing house co-founders
When was Ekaterine Melikishvili born?
Ekaterine Melikishvili was born in 1854 in Tbilisi.
When did Ekaterine Melikishvili die?
Ekaterine Melikishvili died in 1928.
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Ekaterine Melikishvili was a writer, educator, academic administrator, publisher, translator and humanitarian.
What nationality was Ekaterine Melikishvili?
Ekaterine Melikishvili was Georgian.
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