Giorgi Tsereteli (Georgian: გიორგი წერეთლი; 14 May 1842 – 12 January 1900) was a Georgian writer, and the father of Irakli Tsereteli, a leading figure in the Georgian Mensheviks. In 1869 he helped form meore dasi, a group of Georgian intellectuals dedicated to liberal ideas.
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| Native name | გიორგი წერეთელი |
| Born | 14 May 1842 Gorisa, Georgia-Imeretia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 January 1900 (aged 57) Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Georgian |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Spouse | Olympiada Nikoladze |
| Children | 3 (Eliko, Levan, Irakli) |
References
edit- Jones, Stephen F. (2005), Socialism in Georgian Colors: The European Road to Social Democracy 1883–1917, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, ISBN 978-0-67-401902-7
- kartuli sabch’ota entsyklopedia (1987), "Giorgi Tsereteli", kartuli sabch’ota entsyklopedia (Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia) (in Georgian), vol. 11, Tbilisi: kartuli sabch’ota entsyklopedia, pp. 305–306