Arnold Chikobava

Arnold Chikobava
Arnold Chikobava in his youth
Born(1898-03-14)March 14, 1898
Sachikobavo, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 5, 1985
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
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Arnold Stephanes dze Chikobava (Georgian: არნოლდ სტეფანეს ძე ჩიქობავა; March 14 (26), 1898 – November 5, 1985) was a Georgian linguist and philologist best known for his contributions to Caucasian studies and for being one of the most active critics of Nicholas Marr's controversial monogenetic "Japhetic" theory of language.

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