David Lordkipanidze: British Science Festival Lecture
The picture shown here displays a reconstruction of the Dmanisi hominids.
About Professor David Lordkipanidze
David Lordkipanidze is General Director of the National Museum. Under his leadership, the museum has become a vibrant space for culture, education and science.
Lordkipanidze’s professional activities are connected with Dmanisi, the world famous archaeological site. The amazing discoveries of ancient hominin remains from Dmanisi are associated with his name. The Dmanisi remains date back 1.77 million years and have revealed cranial and post-cranial hominid fossil material.
In 2004, David Lordkipanidze received the Rolex Award for Enterprise. He was also given the National Decoration of Georgia (2001), Award of the Prince of Monaco (2001), the French decorations Palmes Académiques (2002) and L`Ordre du Mérite (2006), a Fulbright Scholarship (2002), and the Georgian National Prize for Science and Technology (2004). Since 2007, David Lordkipanidze is a foreign associate member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), corresponding member of German archaeological institute 2008), member of Georgian National Academy of Sciences (2009).
He is a member of scientific committees of the Georgian National Science Foundation and the Foundation Duques de Soria (Spain) as well as a member of the European Cultural Parliament.
Read the lecture transcript [Word 72KB].
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