Elene Tsagareishvili (in Georgian: ელენე ცაგარეიშვილი), (1 July 1930, in Kutaisi - 13 May 2020), in Tbilisi), was a Georgian historian and Armenian studies scholar.
During her career, she notably served as the director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts.
Biography
Tsagareishvili was born on 1 July 1930 in Kutaisi.[1] After completing her university studies, she graduated from the Tbilisi State University, then part of the USSR, in 1954.[1] In 1965, she defended her thesis titled 'History of Armenia by John of Draskhanakert'.[1][2] In 1968, she focused her studies on 9th century Armenian history through Armenian sources.[3] The researcher also explored the historical geography of Georgia.[4] She later joined and eventually became the director of the Georgian National Center of Manuscripts.[1]
She died on 13 May 2020 in Tbilisi.[1] In 2020, following her death, the Center published an article commemorating her contributions to the study of history of the Caucasus.[5]
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