Giorgi Tsereteli (writer)

Giorgi Tsereteli (Georgian: გიორგი წერეთლი; May 14, 1842 – January 12, 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	May 14, 1842 Gorisa, Georgia-Imeretia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	January 12, 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

• 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), 11, Tbilisi: kartuli sabch’ota entsyklopedia, pp. 305–306