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Dimitri Uznadze (??????? ?????? in Georgian
Georgian language

Georgian is the official language of Georgia , a country in the Caucasus .Georgian is the primary language of about 3.9 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad ....
. December 2, 1886 - October 9, 1950) was a famous Georgian
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 psychologist, philosopher and public benefactor, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Psychology
Psychology

Psychology is an academic and applied science discipline involving the science study of human mental functions and behavior. Occasionally it also relies on symbolic hermeneutics and critical theory, although these traditions are less pronounced than in other social sciences such as sociology....
, co-founder of the Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February, 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia ....
 (TSU), Academician
Academician

The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries it is a honorary title."Academician" may also be a functional title and denote a full member of the National National Academy in those countries where the Academy has a strong influence on national scientific life, particularly...
 and co-founder of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
Georgian Academy of Sciences

The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia . It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990....
 (GAS), Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
, Dr.Sci., Professor.

Life and works
Dimitri Uznadze was born in 1886, in small village Sakara
Sakara

Sakara can refer to:*Alessio Sakara, an Italian mixed martial arts fighter*Sakara, Georgia, a village in Western Georgia *Sakara , a traditional drum from Yoruba of Nigeria...
 (Western Georgia).






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Dimitri Uznadze (??????? ?????? in Georgian
Georgian language

Georgian is the official language of Georgia , a country in the Caucasus .Georgian is the primary language of about 3.9 million people in Georgia itself, and of another 500,000 abroad ....
. December 2, 1886 - October 9, 1950) was a famous Georgian
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
 psychologist, philosopher and public benefactor, founder of the Georgian scientific school of Psychology
Psychology

Psychology is an academic and applied science discipline involving the science study of human mental functions and behavior. Occasionally it also relies on symbolic hermeneutics and critical theory, although these traditions are less pronounced than in other social sciences such as sociology....
, co-founder of the Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February, 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia ....
 (TSU), Academician
Academician

The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries it is a honorary title."Academician" may also be a functional title and denote a full member of the National National Academy in those countries where the Academy has a strong influence on national scientific life, particularly...
 and co-founder of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
Georgian Academy of Sciences

The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia . It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990....
 (GAS), Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
, Dr.Sci., Professor.

Life and works


Dimitri Uznadze was born in 1886, in small village Sakara
Sakara

Sakara can refer to:*Alessio Sakara, an Italian mixed martial arts fighter*Sakara, Georgia, a village in Western Georgia *Sakara , a traditional drum from Yoruba of Nigeria...
 (Western Georgia). In 1904 he graduated from the Georgian Gymnasium in Kutaisi
Kutaisi

Kutaisi is Georgia 's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi....
. In 1909 Uznadze graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the Leipzig University (Germany
Germany

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). In 1910 he received PhD degree at the University of Wittenberg (Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

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, Germany
Germany

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).

In 1910-1917 he was teacher of world history of the Kutaisi
Kutaisi

Kutaisi is Georgia 's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi....
 Georgian Gymnasium.

In 1918 Uznadze co-founded the Tbilisi
Tbilisi

Tbilisi , is the capital city and the largest city of Georgia , lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form Tpilisi and it was officially known as ?????? in Russian, until 1936....
 State University (TSU). Other founders of this University were outstanding Georgian scientists Ivane Javakhishvili
Ivane Javakhishvili

Ivane Javakhishvili was a Georgia historian whose voluminous works heavily influenced the Kartvelian studies of the History of Georgia and Culture of Georgia ....
, Ekvtime Takaishvili
Ekvtime Takaishvili

Ekvtime Takaishvili was a Georgia historian, archaeologist and public benefactor.Born in the village of Likhauri in the western Georgian province of Guria to a local nobleman Svimon Takaishvili, he graduated from St....
, Shalva Nutsubidze
Shalva Nutsubidze

Shalva Nutsubidze was a Georgia philosopher, translator and public benefactor, one of founders of the Tbilisi State University , founder of Alethology, one of founders of the scientific school in the field of history of Georgian philosophy, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences , Meritorious Scientific Worker of Georgia , Doctor...
, Akaki Shanidze
Akaki Shanidze

Akaki Shanidze was a Georgia linguist and philologist. He was one of the founders of the Tbilisi State University and Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences ; Doctor of Philological Sciences , Professor ....
, Giorgi Akhvlediani, Andria Razmadze, Iosif Kipshidze, Petre Melikishvili
Petre Melikishvili

Petre Melikishvili Georgian chemist . He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University and the first Rector of TSU....
, etc.

In 1918 - 1950 Uznadze was Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology of TSU. In 1935 he received Dr.Sci. degree in Psychology (full doctor).

In 1941 he co-founded the Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS). In 1941 - 1950 he was first Director of the Institute of Psychology of the GAS (now the Uznadze Institute of Psychology).

In 1946 Uznadze received title of Meritorious Science Worker of Georgia.

Main fields of scientific activity of Dimitri Uznadze were: philosophy, history of philosophy, theory of upbringing, experimental pedagogics, etc. He was also author of well-known Theory of Attitude and Set and founder of Georgian school of the psychology of pedagogics. Uznadze's main scientific works are: "Wladimir Solowjow: seine Erkenntnistheorie und Metaphysik" (a monograph, in German, Halle
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

Halle is the largest city in the Germany States of Germany of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia in North Rhine-Westphalia....
, 1910); "Henri Bergson" (a monograph, in Russian, Tbilisi
Tbilisi

Tbilisi , is the capital city and the largest city of Georgia , lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form Tpilisi and it was officially known as ?????? in Russian, until 1936....
, 1923); "Untersuchungen zur Psychologie der Einstellung" ("Acta Psychologica", Vol.IV, No.3, 1939, in German); "The Psychology of Set" (a monograph, in English, New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, 1966); "Psychological Investigations" (In Russian, English summary, Moscow
Moscow

Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....
, 1966).

Uznadze died on October 9, 1950, in Tbilisi. He is buried in the garden of the Tbilisi State University.

See also


  • List of Georgians
    List of Georgians

    The following is a partial list of prominent people from the Republic of Georgia, arranged chronologically within categories.Historical figures...
  • List of psychologists
    List of psychologists

    This list includes notable psychologists and contributors to psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline....


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