Georg-Peeter Meri (7 October 1900 – 10 June 1983) was an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

n diplomat, literary scholar and translator. He took part in

Estonian War of Independence The Estonian War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõda, literally "Freedom War"), also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Bolshevik wes ...

, belonging to Tallinn Defence Battalion. 1934-1938 he was a diplomat of Estonia to Germany. In 1938 he was awarded with

Order of the White Star The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Balti ...

, III class. His son was Estonian president

Lennart Meri Lennart Georg Meri (; 29 March 1929 – 14 March 2006) was an Estonian politician, writer, and film director. He served as the second president of Estonia from 1992 to 2001. Meri was among the leaders of the movement to restore Estonian indepen ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meri, Georg 1900 births 1983 deaths Estonian diplomats Estonian translators Estonian literary scholars Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence Gulag detainees Prisoners and detainees of the Soviet Union Burials at Metsakalmistu