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He was born in 1876, in Tbilisi, in the family of Georgian Prince David Avalishvili.
In 1900 Avalishvili graduated from the St.Petersburg University ( Russia). In 1900- 1903 he was a Post-Graduate Student of the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris ( Sorbonne), in 1904- 1909 Associate Professor of the St.Petersburg University, in 1909- 1917 Professor and Head of the Department of Administrative Law of the St.Petersburg Technical Institute .
In 1917- 1918 he was a Member of the Senate of Russia.
In 1918- 1921Events January 2 The first religious radio broadcast ( KDKA AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) January 2 Spanish liner Santa Isabel sinks off Villa Garcia 244 dead January 2 DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park San Francisco opens. January 20 Republic of Turke Avalishvili was a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of GeorgiaThe Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG, 1918- 1921) was the first Republic of Georgia, established after the collapse of the Russian Tsarist empire. The Declaration of the State Independence of Georgia was adopted by the National Council of Georgia on Ma (DRG).
In 1918 he was one of the founders of the Tbilisi State UniversityTbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University (TSU, georgian was established on January 26, 1918, in Tbilisi (capital of the Republic of Georgia). TSU is a major scientific-educational complex of Georgia, the first and greatest University in the Caucasus. (TSU), in 1918- 1921 Professor of this University.
In 1919 Avalishvili participated in the Paris Conference as a Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
After occupation of Georgia by the Soviet Russia (February-March, 1921) he was a emigre. He was Professor of the University of Munich ( Germany) and one of the leaders of the Georgian Association in Germany. He was a Member of the Editorial Boards of the scientific Journals " Georgica " ( London) and " Byzantion " ( Brussels).
Main fields of scientific activity of Zurab Avalishvili were: history of Georgia and the Caucasus, history of Georgian literature, International Law, international Relations of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921), source studies of the history of Georgia and the Caucasus,Rustvelology (study of creative work of the great Georgian poet of the 12th century Shota Rustaveli), history of Georgian diplomacy, etc. He was author of many important scientific articles and monographs.
Zurab Avalishvili died in 1944, in Germany. In 1994 he was re-buried in Tbilisi.