Zurab Tatashidze

Date of birth: 24. 09. 1928.

Dr. of Geographical Sciences (Geography)

Cand. Geogr. Sciences. 23.05. 1955 (USSR.HCC M.G.P. 000265.
Dr. Geogr.Sci. 12.05.1974. (USSR. HCC M.G.P.000363.

Iv.Javakhishvili State University, head of the geomorphology-geoecology department (combined jobs).
Director of Vakhushti Bagrationi Institute of Geography
Head of the department of karstology and speleology.

State Prize Laureat of the USSR. 27. X.1977. Diploma 05809.

Academician Secretary of Georgian Academy of Natural Sciences.
President of National Speleological Society of Georgia,
Member of the Presidium of Geographical Society of Georgia.
Professor. 14. XII. 1979. USSR. HCC. Diploma 005785.

Address:

Institute of Geography
M. Aleksidze str. No.1, B.8
Tbilisi, 380093
Georgia
Tel: 36-74-49 (office), 39-25-03 (home)
Telex: 212296 Globe Su.

E mail - [email protected]

List of Scientific Papers:

• On geomorphology of the Kvirila river basin. Tb.State Univ.1954. Monography.
• Landslides and rock-fall in the Kvirila river basin. Transactions of Georg. society. V. IV. 1959. Tbilisi.
• On unexplored calcarous caves of the Gumishkha Massif.VGO.v.96.Moscow.1964.
• Some problems about physical speleology of karst regions in Southern Caucasus proceedings of 4th Inter. Spel.Cong. 1965.
• Karst-speleological peculiarities of the Arabika calcarous massif. in book "problems of Geography in Georgia" Tbilisi. 1965.
• Speleological survey of karst belt of the West Georgia. "Cadastre of karst caves of Georgia" Tbilisi 1966.
• Cadastre of karst caves of Georgia. (Monography. co-author) Tbilisi.1966.
• Anakopia Precipice (complex-speleological characteristics. Monography. Tbilisi. 1968.
• Speleological and hydrogeological observations on the Arabika Massif's adjacent territories in book"Review of Georgian Geography" Tbilisi. 1969.
• Abbyssal karst of Georgia. "Caves", Perm. 1970.
• Influence of hypsometric factor on cave formation in mountainous countries. Bulletin of Acad. of Sci.USSR . Moscow, 1970.
• Karst and pseudokarst relief of Georgia. in book "Geomorphology of Georgia", Tbilisi, 1971.
• Formation of karst caves in the West Georgia. "Geomorphology" No2,Moscow,1973.
• On the problem of origin of karst cavities in mountainous countries. 6th Inter.Cong.Spel.in CSSR. 1973.
• New Afon Cave (a booklet in Georgian, Russian, English, French and German languages) Tbilisi, 1974-1978.
• Karst caves of Georgia (Morphological Analysis, Monography. Tb.1976.
• The first unique New Afon Cave complex of the USSR. monography.co-author, for this work the author was awarded state prize of the USSR in 1977. Tbilisi. 1976.
• Morphological and genetic types of karst in Georgia," Man and Nature in Geographical Science ", Tbilisi. 1981
• Tovliani- the deepest karst cave of the USSR. "Caves of the Great Britain" No86. 1982.
• New Afon cave system. Monography. Tbilisi. 1983
• Subsurface karst of Georgia in book "Speleological problems in Georgia", Tbilisi, 1985
• Major karst caves of the USSR. Speleological provinces of the Great and Minor Caucasus,III. Monography. co-author. Kiev, 1987
• Karst and caves of the Bzibi massif. Monography. Tbilisi, 1988.
• On correlation problems of karst caves and terrestrial level surfaces. in "problems of Geographical Correlation". co-author. Moscow. 1989.
• Aeroionization and natural air radioactivity in Tskaltubo cave. (Monography, co-author tbilisi, 1994.

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