Rapiel Eristavi

Rapiel Eristavi was born in Kakheti on 21 April 1824, into a princely family. After leaving the school for noble children in Tiflis in 1845, he entered the administration the following year and travelled through the provinces, noting down the songs, proverbs and dialects of the peasants. A poet, dramatist, lexicographer and ethnographer, he lent his voice to the mountain people and the poor peasants and wrote a great deal for children. He helped to found the national museum, the society for education and the professional theatre. He died in Telavi on 4 March 1901.

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• Poetryსამშობლო ხევსურისაRapiel Eristavi · 1881not translated into EnglishLiterature