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Alexander Chavchavadze
1846Nov, 6

Alexander Chavchavadze

Alexander Chavchavadze, Russian-Georgian general and poet (b. 1786)
Prince Alexander Chavchavadze (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ჭავჭავაძე, Russian: Александр Чавчавадзе; 1786 – November 6, 1846) was a Georgian poet, public benefactor and military figure. Regarded as the "father of Georgian romanticism", he was a pre-eminent Georgian aristocrat and a talented general in the Imperial Russian service.

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