Sava Tekelija ( sr, Сава Текелија) (1761–1842) was the first Serbian doctor of law, the founder of the Tekelijanum, president of the

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, philanthropist,

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, and merchant.Историјска библиотека. Петар Текелија. Порекло
source in Serbian.

Life

Born in Arad in the Habsburg monarchy (today in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

) 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 A Doctor of Law is a degree in law. The application of the term varies from country to country and includes degrees such as the Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D. or S.J.D), Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Legum Doctor (LL ...

(''doctor juris'') a year later.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tekelija, Sava 1761 births 1842 deaths People from Arad, Romania Serbs of Romania Members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Serbian philanthropists Matica srpska 18th-century Serbian lawyers 19th-century Serbian lawyers Serbian merchants Serbian educators

Life

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