Shota Rustaveli, known mononymously as Rustaveli, was a medieval Georgian poet. He is considered to be the pre-eminent poet of the Georgian Golden Age and one of the greatest contributors to Georgian literature. Rustaveli was the author of The Knight in the Panther's Skin, a Georgian national epic poem. 1172 – 1216; died at about 44. Alive at the same time as Genghis Khan, Francis of Assisi, Zhu Xi, Fibonacci, and Saladin. Wiki link