Giorgi Tsereteli (writer)

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.

Giorgi Tsereteli
Native name	გიორგი წერეთელი
Born	(1842-05-14)14 May 1842 Gorisa, Georgia-Imeretia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	12 January 1900(1900-01-12) (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

• 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