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Serbian lawyer (1761–1842)
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Sava Tekelija
Сава Текелија
Born(1761-08-28)28 August 1761
Arad, Habsburg monarchy (today Romania)
Died7 October 1842(1842-10-07) (aged 81)
Pest, Austrian Empire (today Hungary)
NationalitySerbian
Occupation(s)Doctor of law, merchant, philanthropist

Sava Tekelija (Serbian: Сава Текелија) (1761–1842) was the first Serbian doctor of law, the founder of the Tekelijanum, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant.

Life

Tekelijanum Palace

Born in Arad in the Habsburg monarchy (today in Romania) Tekelija studied at a Serb elementary school, went to a Buda Gymnasium, and studied law in Vienna and Budapest. He finished his studies in 1785, and became the first Serb doctor of law (doctor juris) a year later. He was elected lifetime president of Matica srpska in 1838.

See also

References

  1. Историјска библиотека. Петар Текелија. Порекло, source in Serbian.
  2. d.o.o, cubes. "190 godina Matice srpske - Vreme". vreme.com/ (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. Nadja (2021-08-30). "Matica srpska: Otkrijte malo poznate činjenice o istoriji najstarije srpske kulturne institucije". Visit Distrikt Novi Sad (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-08-24.
Cultural offices
Preceded byMihailo Jovanović President of Matica Srpska
1838–1842 		Succeeded byPlaton Atanacković
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