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Ilia Chavchavadze

1837 - 1907

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Prince Ilia Chavchavadze (Georgian: ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 8 November 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgian public figure, journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism during the second half of the 19th century and ensured the survival of the Georgian language, literature, and culture during the last decades of Tsarist rule. He is Georgia's "most universally revered hero" and is regarded as the "Father of the Nation."He was a leader of contemporary youth intellectual movement named "Tergdaleulebi". They spread modern and European liberal ideals in Georgia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilia Chavchavadze has received more than 211,773 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Ilia Chavchavadze is the 1,143rd most popular writer (up from 1,460th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Georgia (up from 37th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Georgian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 1,143 out of 5,755Before him are Cosmas of Prague, Fernando Arrabal, Vasily Zhukovsky, Ugo Foscolo, Emmanuelle Arsan, and Giambattista Marino. After him are Thomas Mayne Reid, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Charles De Coster, Pu Songling, Nathalie Sarraute, and Paul Scarron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 23Before him are John Newlands, Ivan Kramskoi, Georges Ernest Boulanger, Francis, Duke of Teck, Vasil Levski, and Empress Dowager Ci'an. After him are Rosalía de Castro, Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Émile Waldteufel, Pierre Auguste Cot, Vasily Radlov, and Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione. Among people deceased in 1907, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 22Before him are Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Jean Casimir-Perier, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Kato Svanidze, Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, and William Henry Perkin. After him are Paula Modersohn-Becker, Carola of Vasa, Henry Steel Olcott, Qiu Jin, Léo Taxil, and Kurmanjan Datka.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 31 out of 342Before him are Vakhtang I of Iberia (440), Victor Ambartsumian (1908), Rusudan of Georgia (1194), Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866), Kato Svanidze (1885), and Nicholas Marr (1864). After him are Besarion Jughashvili (1850), Murad Bey (1750), Nariman Narimanov (1870), Keke Geladze (1858), Bagrat III of Georgia (960), and George III of Georgia (1200).

Among WRITERS In Georgia

Among writers born in Georgia, Ilia Chavchavadze ranks 4Before him are Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893), Shota Rustaveli (1172), and Sayat-Nova (1712). After him are Pavel Bermondt-Avalov (1877), Vazha-Pshavela (1861), Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858), Akaki Tsereteli (1840), Boris Akunin (1956), Nodar Dumbadze (1928), Nikoloz Baratashvili (1817), and Teimuraz II of Kakheti (1700).