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Varlam TopuriaGeorgian linguist
Date of Birth: 08.01.1901
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Biography of Varlam Topuria
Varlam Topuria was a Georgian linguist and academician of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences (1944). He was born on January 8, 1901, in the village of Ontopo in Western Georgia.
Education and Career
Topuria graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1922 and began teaching at the same institution in 1926. In 1945, he became the head of the department of Modern Georgian Language. He also worked at the Institute of Linguistics of the Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences.
Contributions
Topuria's main works focused on the history of Kartvelian languages, particularly in the areas of phonetics and word formation. He also made significant contributions to Georgian dialectology and the grammar of the Svan language. Topuria collected numerous Svan texts, including folklore, and published several studies on the Lak language of Dagestan. He also developed a methodology for teaching Georgian language.
Awards and Recognition
Varlam Topuria was awarded the Order of Lenin, as well as two other orders and several medals for his contributions to linguistics.