Sava Tekelija
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Sava Tekelija Сава Текелија | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 October 1842 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Serbian |
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.[1]
Life[edit]
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 Pest. He finished his studies in 1785, and became the first Serb doctor of law (doctor juris) a year later.
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References[edit]
- ^ Историјска библиотека. Петар Текелија. Порекло, source in Serbian.
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