Nino Doborjginidze, Ph.D. in Linguistics (1988), graduated from the Department of Classical Philology of the Tbilisi State University in 1982. During 1996-2000 she was a fellow of EKD and KAAD-‘s Foundation at the Göttingen Academy of Sciences (the Institute of Patristic Studies); from 2000 through 2001 held Alexander von Humboldt International Scholarship and between 2002 and 2003, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation George Forster scholarship at the Gottingen Academy of Sciences for writing the monograph in the German language. In 2006 and from 2008 to 2012 she had joint scholarships of Gottingen Academy of Sciences and the Humboldt Foundation. At different times, she was an invited researcher at several German universities and the historical archives of Propaganda Fide, Italy.
Work Experience
- 2022-Present
Rector
Ilia State University
- 2017-2021
Vice-Rector
Ilia State University
- 2010-Present
Full Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Ilia State University
- 2006-2010
Associate Professor, School of Arts and Sciences
Ilia State University
- 1983-2006
Researcher, Department of Old Georgian Language
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
International Fellowships
- 2006-2014
Invited Researcher at several German universities and the historical archives of Propaganda Fide, Italy.
Gottingen Academy of Sciences and the Humboldt Foundation Joint Scholarship
- 2002-2003
Scholarships for writing the monograph in the German language
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Scholarship, George Forster Scholarship at the Gottingen Academy of Sciences
- 2001-2002
International Scholarship
Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation
- 1996-2000
Research Fellowship
EKD and KAAD, German Research Fellowship at Gottingen Academy of Sciences, Institute of Patristics Studies
Scientific interests / research interests
History of Linguistic Ideas; Medieval Studies, Digital Humanities; Corpus Linguistics; Old Georgian Philology
Books
- Doborjginidze, N., Cheishvili, T., Damenia, M., Cheishvili, A. Lexicographic heritage of Catholic missions of Georgia. Ilia State University Publishing House, 2023. (Within the grant project funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation).
- Nino Doborjginidze (co-author). Cultural traces of Georgians in Germany. Ilia State University Publishing House, 2019. (Within the grant project funded by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation).
- Translation of the Gospel of John, translation of Euthymius the Athonite. The text was prepared for publication according to ancient manuscripts: Z. Sarjveladze, L. Aleksidze, N. Doborjginidze, D. Lohtvadze, M. Machkhaneli, N. Shugladze, T. Tsopurashvili, M. Odikadze, ed. Mzekala Shanidze, Tbilisi, 2018.
Articles
- Doborjginidze, N., Damenia, T., Makharoblidze, T., Tsintsadze N, Tchintcharauli T, Kalkhitashvili T. Argument Marking and Verbal Agreement in the Speech of Georgian Children. Languages. 2022; 7(4):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages7040314
- Doborjginidze, N., Generic Concepts and Stereotypes of Medieval Georgian Historiography. Amirav, Hagit, et al., editors. Christian Historiography between Empires, 4th-8th Centuries.Vol.23. Peeters Publishers, 2021, pp.67-80. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2crj2c1
- Doborjginidze, N., Tilmann, K. EREKLE II (1720-1798). GOES GLOBAL: Zwischen Aufklärung, Wissenstransfer und strukturellen Reformen in Georgien ab den 1750er Jahren, იხ. From Florence to Goa and Beyond. Essays in early modern global history in honor of Jorge Flores, European University Institute, 2021, pp. 145-175.
- Doborjginidze, N., Mataradze, N., & Tatishvili, E. Medieval Translation in the Light of the Polysystem and Rewriting Theories, Scrinium, 17(1), 2021: 92-109. https://doi.org/10.1163/18177565-BJA10030
- Doborjginidze,N., The context of the creation of old Georgian script]. Tamaz Gamkrelidze 90, National Academy of Sciences of Georgia, 2020, p. 62-79
- Doborjginidze, N., Medieval Georgian Projection of Religious Historiography of Late Antiquity: Mapping of Biblical peoples (Tabula linguarum et populorum), Scrinium, 15, Journal of Patrology and Critical Hagiography, Brill, 2019: 239-255.
- Doborjginidze,N., Digital documentation projects of the old Georgian textual heritage, Collection: Elene Metreveli 100, Tbilisi, Korneli Kekelidze National Manuscript Center, 2018: 94-110
- Doborjginidze, N., Polinski, M., Nash, L., South Caucasian chalk circle 2]. Journal Kadmos 10, International Georgian Symposium, Ilia State University Publishing House, 2018.
- Doborjginidze, N. Historical Aspects of Modernity in Georgia. Modernization in Georgia, ed. by G. Zedania, Peterlang, 2018: 69-88
- Doborjginidze, N. Europe as a lesson. Collection: European values and education, Tbilisi, 2018
- Doborjginidze, N. Le Missioni cattoliche di Georgia nel period di Russificazione. ROMA E I GEORGIANI (CULTURA Studium 109), Roma: Studium Editioni, 2017: 212-231
- Doborjginidze, N. Projects of digital Humanity at the Institute for linguistic studies of Ilia State University Tbilisi. Global Philology Open Conference, Leipzig, 2017. http://www.dh.uni-leipzig.de/wo/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DoborjginidzePaper.pdf
- Doborjginidze, N. Deutschland als Muster für den georgischen Kultur- und Bildungsraum zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts, Humboldt-Kolleg Tbilisi, TSU, Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, 2017
Featured Online Publications:
Georgian Language Corpus: http://corpora.iliauni.edu.ge/
Epigraphic Corpus of Georgia http://epigraphy.iliauni.edu.ge/
Prosopographic database of the 20th century Georgia http://prosopography.iliauni.edu.ge/
Prosopographic database of the Society for the Spreading of Literacy among Georgians http://110.ge/www/socity/index.html
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