Nikoladze family


The Nikoladze family is an old Georgian noble family known since 14th to 16th century, originating in the Kingdom of Imereti.

History

The first mention of the name dates back to 14th century in the monastery of Tbeti under the name of "Nikolasdze". The Nikoladze family was also listed in the documents of the Catholicate of Abkhazia. After the annexation of Georgia by the Russian Empire in 1801, the family became incorporated into the Russian nobility. The Nikoladze family was included in the list of nobles of Georgia in 1860 in the so-called "Barkhatnaia Kniga" published in Saint Petersburg.
The family became a prominent part of Georgian intelligentsia from the 1860s to the 1980s, with members of the family playing critical roles in the economic, political, and social transformation of Georgia during the periods of late Imperial Russia, the Democratic Republic of Georgia, and Soviet Georgia.
Niko Nikoladze is well-known for his contributions to Georgian journalism and intellectualism, and he was the first Georgian to receive a doctorate from a Western European university. His wife, Olga Guramishvili-Nikoladze, was a notable educator that introduced polytechnic education to her school, and their son Giorgi Nikoladze was a notable mathematician, professor, translator, and metallurgist. Salome Zourabichvili, the fifth president of Georgia, is the great-granddaughter of Niko Nikoladze.

Notable members