bil isi , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁position ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁servant . ▁ ▁Writing ▁in ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁language , ▁Er ist avi ▁described ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁man ners ▁of ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁people ▁in ▁poetry , ▁short ▁stories , ▁plays , ▁and ▁eth n ographic ▁ess ays . ▁ ▁W id ely ▁popular ▁among ▁Georg ians ▁in ▁his ▁day , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁Georgia ▁had ▁a ▁national ▁day ▁of ▁celebr ation ▁in ▁his ▁honour . ▁ ▁Er ist avi ▁was ▁adm ired ▁by ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁who ▁dedicated ▁his ▁poem ▁' Mor ning ' ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Er ist avi ' s ▁sister , ▁Bar bare ▁J or j ad ze ▁is ▁considered ▁Georgia ' s ▁first ▁femin ist ▁and ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁cook book ▁Georg ian ▁C uis ine ▁and ▁Tried ▁House keep ing . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁Po etry ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 1 ▁death s ▁Category : N ob ility ▁of ▁Georgia ▁( country ) ▁Category : M ale ▁po ets ▁from ▁Georgia ▁( country ) ▁Category : D ram at ists ▁and ▁play w right s ▁from ▁Georgia ▁( country ) ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁po ets ▁from ▁Georgia ▁( country ) ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁play w right