Lexicographer, a member of EURALEX (European Association for lexicography) since 1997.

A specialist in the History of the English Language, in the Gothic Language, in the lexical semantics.

Since 1985 and until today, one of the compilers and the Editor in Chief of the Comprehensive English Georgian Dictionary in 16 volumes (120 000 word entries). So far, there are published 13 fascicles (letters A to O) of the Dictionary (70 000 word entries). Tbilisi, 1995 – 2008.

Editor in Chief and publisher of the Comprehensive English-Georgian Online Dictionary (110 000 word entries).

A member of the editorial board of the Comprehensive Georgian English Dictionary (140 000 word entries), published in 2006 by Garnett Press, London (Editor in Chief – professor Donald Rayfield).

The editor of the English Georgian Military Dictionary (10 000 word entries). Georgian Military Academy Publishing House, 2010.

Founder of the Lexicographic Centre at Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.

One of the founders of the International Symposium in lexicography in Georgia.

Author of MA and PhD programmes in lexicography at the Faculty of Humanities of Tbilisi State University.

Author of 30 publications, including 13 fascicles of the Comprehensive English-Georgian Dictionary, 2 volumes of the Georgian-English Dictionary (member of Editorial Board),
English-Georgian Online Dictionary, English-Georgian Military Dictionary, monograph “Universal Models of Polysemantic Words” (to be published in 2012), three electronic courses of lectures: “Introduction into Lexicography” (BA level), “Introduction into Germanic Philology” (BA level), “Methods of Semasiological Research” (MA level).

Nominated “Noble Laureate 2005 for Dedicated Personal Attainments in the field of English-Georgian Lexicography” by the American Biographical Institute.

Tinatin margalitadze – born January 2nd, 1956.
In 1972 graduated from the English Department of the Faculty of Western European Languages and Literature, Tbilisi State University.
In 1978 completed post-graduate courses at the Chair of English Philology of Tbilisi State University.
In 1983 defended Candidate’s Thesis.
In 1997 a visiting scholar at Cambridge University, the UK.

Lexicographic publications:

1. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. I, letter A (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1995, 160 pp.
2. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. II, letter B (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1996, 180 pp.
3. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. III, letter C (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1996, 260 pp.
4. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. IV, letter D (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1996, 180 pp.
5. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. V, letter E (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1997, 130 pp.
6. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. VI, letter F (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1997, 170 pp.
7. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. VII, letter G (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1998, 145 pp.
8. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. VIII, letter H (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1998, 160 pp.
9. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. IX, letter I (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 1999, 160 pp.
10. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. X, letters J, K, L (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 2001, 190 pp.
11. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. XI, letter M (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 2003, 150 pp.
12. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. XII, letter N (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 2006, 100 pp.
13. “English-Georgian Dictionary”, vol. XIII, letter O (Editor in Chief and Publisher). Tbilisi, 2008, 125 pp.
14. A Comprehensive Georgian-English Dictionary in two volumes (Member of Board of Editors). London, Garnett Press, 2006.
15. English Georgian Military Dictionary (10 000 word entries). Georgian Military Academy Publishing House, 2010.
16. Comprehensive English-Georgian Online Dictionary (110 000 word entries). www.dictionary.ge. Tbilisi, 2010.