Elizabeth Orbeliani

1871 - d. 1942) was a Georgian poet, translator, and philanthropist, who worked on improving the rights of women.

[4] Elizabeth Bagrationi was born on 25 November 1871, in Tiflis, present-day Georgia, which was then part of the Russian Empire.

She produced a French translation of the medieval Georgian poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, as well as works of classical Georgian authors, such as Alexander Chavchavadze, Grigol Orbeliani, Nikoloz Baratashvili, Vazha Pshavela, and others.

The foundation of that university by independent Georgia was a longstanding dream of Georgian intellectuals who up to that point were thwarted by the Imperial Russian authorities.

[8] Orbeliani was the first woman to teach at TSU and is recognized as one of the founders of the university, which maintains an award in her name.