Sava Tekelija

Merchant, Deceased Person

1761 – 1842

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Who was Sava Tekelija?

Sava Tekelija was the first Serb doctor of law, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant. Tekelija founded in Budapest the Tekelijanum in 1838 for Serb students studying in the city. Tekelija, the patron of the Matica Srpska, opened also a Matica library in the Tekelijanum. He is related to Peter Tekeli and Jovan Tekelija.

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Born
Aug 28, 1761
Arad
Ethnicity
  • Serbs
Nationality
  • Austrian Empire
Profession
Education
  • Eötvös Loránd University
Lived in
  • Arad
Died
Oct 7, 1842
Pest, Hungary

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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