Davit Sarajishvili
Dawit Sakarias dse Sarajishvili ( Georgian დავით ზაქარიას ძე სარაჯიშვილი , scientific transliteration: Davit̕ Zak̕arias je Saraǰišvili; * October 28, 1848 in Tbilisi , Russian Empire ; † June 20, 1911 ibid) was a Georgian entrepreneur and philanthropist .
Life
Sarajishvili graduated from high school in 1866 to study chemistry in St. Petersburg . He later continued his studies in Germany, first at the University of Munich , then at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg , where he received his doctorate in 1871. For the next three years he studied agriculture. In France he learned the production and refinement of wines in 1878 and 1879 . In 1887, he opened a factory in his native Georgia for the production of high-quality brandy based on local grapes . He introduced a number of social innovations in his company, including the eight-hour day and workers' insurance, and a Sunday school and library.
Sarajishvili won gold medals with his brandy at exhibitions in Paris , Brussels and Chicago . The financial success of his company enabled him to act as a sponsor for cultural and social projects. He sponsored theaters, museums, hospitals and the university building, and gave scholarships to students. With his support, numerous Georgian artists were able to study in Russia and elsewhere, including the composers Dimitri Arakishvili and Meliton Balantschiwadze , the painters Gigo Gabashvili and Mose Toidse, the sculptor Jacob Nikoladze and the singer Vano Sarajishvili .
The company founded by Sarajishvili was nationalized in the Soviet Union and continued to produce brandy, which, however, was not exported. In 1994 the company was privatized again and the brandy produced there has since been marketed internationally again under the English transcription of the name Sarajishvili . The main export market is Russia , where the brandy can also be called cognac if the label is printed in Cyrillic .
Dawit Sarajishvili died in June 1911 after a serious illness at the age of 62 in Tbilisi. In the following years his wife Ekaterine Porakishvili successfully continued the company.
Honors
After his death, a life-size monument was erected for him in his hometown of Tbilisi . It is located on the edge of Rike Park , about 150 meters north of the Metekhi Church .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Giorgi Gersamia: David Saradjishvili. The Georgian Museum of Photography, accessed July 3, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sarajishvili, Dawit |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | დავით ზაქარიას ძე სარაჯიშვილი (Georgian); Sarajishvili, David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian entrepreneur and philanthropist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 20, 1911 |
| Place of death | Tbilisi |