Sava Tekelija
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| Sava Tekelija Сава Текелија |
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| Born | 28 August 1761 Arad, Habsburg Monarchy (today Romania) |
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| Died | 7 October 1842 (aged 81) Pest, Austrian Empire (today Hungary) |
| Nationality | Imperial Austrian |
| Occupation | Doctor of law, merchant, philanthropist |
Sava Tekelija (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Текелија) (born 1761, died 1842) was the first Serbian doctor of law, the founder of the Tekelijanum, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant.
[edit] Life
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) only a year later.
