GNAS was established in February 1941, in
Tbilisi. It integrates 9 scientific research institutions of the Georgian branch of the All-Soviet Academy of Sciences, as well as the Georgian National Museum, the Geological Institute, the I. Beritashvili Institute of Physiology, etc., a total of 14 scientific research institutions, covering linguistics, physiology, mathematics, botany, geology and other fields, divided into the Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the Department of Social Sciences. The founder Academicians of the Academy were
Giorgi Akhvlediani (linguistics),
Ivane Beritashvili (physiology),
Arnold Chikobava (Ibero-Caucasian languages),
Giorgi Chubinashvili (arts),
Simon Janashia (history),
Alexander Janelidze (geology),
Korneli Kekelidze (philology),
Niko Ketskhoveli (botany),
Tarasi Kvaratskhelia (subtropical cultures),
Niko Muskhelishvili (mathematics, mechanics; first President of the Academy),
Ilia Vekua (mathematics; second President of the Academy),
Akaki Shanidze (linguistics),
Alexander Tvalchrelidze (mineralogy),
Dimitri Uznadze (psychology),
Kiriak Zavriev (constructive mechanics) and
Philip Zaitsev (zoology). Other notable members of the Academy include
Ekvtime Takaishvili (history),
Sergi Jikia (turkology),
Shalva Nutsubidze (philosophy),
Giorgi Tsereteli (oriental studies),
Simon Kaukhchishvili (classical philology),
Rene Schmerling (art history),
Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (literature),
Giorgi Melikishvili (history),
Nikoloz Berdzenishvili (history),
Revaz Dogonadze (physics),
Malkhaz Abdushelishvili (anthropology),
Guram Mchedlidze (paleobiology), and
Levan Chilashvili (archaeology). ==Current members==