Mikheil Tsereteli

Prince Mikheil G. Tsereteli (Michael von Zereteli. მიხეილ წერეთელი in Georgian. December 23, 1878-March 2, 1965) was a Georgian historian, philologist, sociologist and public benefactor, Dr.Sci., Professor. He was born in 1878, in a village Tskhrukveti (Imereti region of Western Georgia). His father was Prince Giorgi Tsereteli. His brother Vasil Tsereteli (1862-1938) was a famous Georgian physician, writer and public benefactor. In 1911 Mikheil Tsereteli graduated from the Heidelberg University (Germany). In 1913 he received a PhD degree in History. In 1914-1918 he was Associate Professor of the Berlin University and Chairman of the Committee of Independent Georgia. In 1916 Tsereteli was a representative of Georgia in the Union of...