Griboyedov, Alexander b. January 15, 1795 d. February 11, 1829 Author, Russian Diplomat. Born in Moscow, he studied at the University there from 1810 to 1812 and joined the civil service in 1816. With his knowledge of several languages he was sent on diplomatic missions promoting friendly relations between Russia, Georgia, and Armenia. In 1823, while on vacation in St. Petersburg, Griboyedov completed his brilliant verse play "Woe from Wit", about a man who is branded a lunatic for telling the truth. It was banned by the censors and the author saw it...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures, Tbilisi, T'bilisis, Georgia
Zhvania, Zurab b. December 9, 1963 d. February 3, 2005 Prime Minister of the Republic of Georgia from 2004 until his premature death caused by a natural gas leak while he was in the home of a colleague. Zhvania served in the Georgian Parliament in 1992 as a member of former Soviet Foreign Minister and then Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze center-right party the Union For Georgian Citizens. Zhvania was a loyal protege of Shevardnadze even serving as the Georgian Parliament's chairman from 1995 until 2001 when Zhvania and another Shevardnadze...[Read More] (Bio by: John Patton) Didube Cemetery, Tbilisi, T'bilisis, Georgia
b. January 15, 1795 d. February 11, 1829