David Chubinashvili ( ka, დავით ჩუბინაშვილი; September 26, 1814 – June 5, 1891), otherwise known as David Yesseevich Chubinov (or Tchoubinoff, russian: link=no, Давид Йессеевич Чубинов) by the
Russified form of his name was a
Georgian lexicographer,
linguist and scholar of old
Georgian literature
The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national identity and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This strong sense of national identity has helped to p ...
.
Career
Having graduated from the
University of St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public university, public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a de ...
in 1839, he later lectured there on
Georgian language
Georgian (, , ) is the most widely-spoken Kartvelian language, and serves as the literary language or lingua franca for speakers of related languages. It is the official language of Georgia and the native or primary language of 87.6% of its p ...
, rising to the rank of professor. He helped establish the Department of Georgian Language and Literature and chaired it from 1855 to 1871. He was elected to the Imperial Geographic and Imperial Archaeological Societies and participated in the
Tbilisi-based
(SSLG).
He wrote literary criticism for the
Russian and
Georgian press, authored several works on Georgian language and literature, and published
Shota Rustaveli and other classics of old Georgian literature. Chubinov was twice awarded
Demidov Prize
The Demidov Prize (russian: Демидовская премия) is a national scientific prize in Russia awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Originally awarded from 1832 to 1866 in the Russian Empire, it was reviv ...
for compiling Georgian-Russian-French and Russian-Georgian dictionaries in 1840 and 1846 respectively. He bequeathed his rich collection of Georgian manuscripts to the SSLG.
Personal life
Chubinov was born on September 26, 1814. He died on June 5, 1891, at the age of 76.
See also
*
List of lexicographers
References
Давид Йессеевич Чубинов Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The ''Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary'' (Russian: Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, abbr. ЭСБЕ, tr. ; 35 volumes, small; 86 volumes, large) is a comprehensive multi-volume ...
.
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1814 births
1891 deaths
Linguists from Georgia (country)
Lexicographers from Georgia (country)
Saint Petersburg State University alumni
Demidov Prize laureates
Kartvelian studies scholars
19th-century lexicographers