Shota Rustaveli
1172 –1216
Poet, Mechurchletukhutsesi, Writer
Lived 44 years
- Born in
- Rustavi
- Passed away in
- Jerusalem
Shota Rustaveli (Georgian: შოთა რუსთაველი, c. 1160 – after c. 1220), known mononymously as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian national epic poem.
Notable works: The Knight in the Panther's Skin Education: Gelati Monastery
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shota_Rustaveli