Zurab Kapianidze (Georgian: ზურრáƒ'
ქრფირნიძáƒ"; April 1, 1937 â€" July 4, 2011) was a
Georgian theater and film actor and philologist. He was also a member
of the Parliament of Georgia from 1999 to 2003.Born in the village of
Nakieti in the highland province of Racha, Zurab Kapianidze graduated
from Tbilisi State Theater Institute in 1961 and performed at the
Meskhishvili Theater in Kutaisi from 1961 to 1964, when he moved to
Tbilisi to join the Kartuli Pilmi film studio. He starred in 43 films
produced by this studio. He was awarded the title of People's Artist
of the Georgian SSR in 1979 and the State Prize in 1985.Kapianidze was
also engaged in the research of ancient alphabets. His ideas regarding
the origin of the Georgian alphabet have not to date been taken
seriously by the Georgian academic establishment. His book, published
in 1990, claimed that the Georgian alphabet was among the first
writing systems in the world and attached cosmic-astronomic
significance to it. From 1999 to 2003 Kapianidze was elected to the
Parliament of Georgia as a non-party member running on the ticket of
the block Aghordzineba ("Revival of Georgia") chaired by Aslan
Abashidze.
ქრფირნიძáƒ"; April 1, 1937 â€" July 4, 2011) was a
Georgian theater and film actor and philologist. He was also a member
of the Parliament of Georgia from 1999 to 2003.Born in the village of
Nakieti in the highland province of Racha, Zurab Kapianidze graduated
from Tbilisi State Theater Institute in 1961 and performed at the
Meskhishvili Theater in Kutaisi from 1961 to 1964, when he moved to
Tbilisi to join the Kartuli Pilmi film studio. He starred in 43 films
produced by this studio. He was awarded the title of People's Artist
of the Georgian SSR in 1979 and the State Prize in 1985.Kapianidze was
also engaged in the research of ancient alphabets. His ideas regarding
the origin of the Georgian alphabet have not to date been taken
seriously by the Georgian academic establishment. His book, published
in 1990, claimed that the Georgian alphabet was among the first
writing systems in the world and attached cosmic-astronomic
significance to it. From 1999 to 2003 Kapianidze was elected to the
Parliament of Georgia as a non-party member running on the ticket of
the block Aghordzineba ("Revival of Georgia") chaired by Aslan
Abashidze.
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