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Ekvtime Takaishvili
Ekvtime Takaishvili
georgia, historian, archaeologist, national treasure, mtatsminda
Born
Jan 05, 1863
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia
Passed Away
Feb 21, 1953
Tbilisi, Georgia
Lifespan
90 years old
"My life belongs to me, but the national treasure belongs to eternity and the Georgian nation."
Archival Overview
Georgian historian, archaeologist, and saint who safeguarded Georgia's national museum treasures in European exile for twenty-three years.
Biographical Record
Ekvtime Takaishvili was a revered Georgian archaeologist, historian, and academician, canonized by the Georgian Orthodox Church as 'Ekvtime the Man of God'.
A co-founder of Tbilisi State University, Takaishvili was entrusted in 1921 with evacuating Georgia's priceless gold, enamel, and manuscript treasures to France to protect them from foreign looting.
Living in extreme poverty and defying Nazi pressures during World War II, Takaishvili guarded every single artifact without selling a piece, returning the complete national treasury intact to Georgia in 1945.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Mtatsminda Pantheon
Tbilisi, Georgia
Tbilisi, Georgia
GPS: 41.6961, 44.7892
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