Petre Melikishvili

Petre Melikishvili (Georgian: პეტრე მელიქიშვილი; July 11, 1850 — March 23, 1927) was a Georgian chemist. He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University (TSU), the first rector of TSU, head of the Department of Organic Chemistry (1919-1927), corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1927) and professor at the University of Odessa.

Petre Melikishvili's field of interest in organic chemistry was the synthesis and properties of inorganic peroxide and acids; in inorganic chemistry - the chemistry of glycolic acids and acrylic acids. He also studied meteorite compositions and agricultural issues.