Sava Tekelija
Sava Tekelija (Serbian Cyrillic: Сава Текелија; Hungarian: Száva Thököly) (1761–1842) was the first Serb doctor of law, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant. Tekelija founded in Budapest the Tekelijanum (Collegium Tökölyanum) 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 (Thököly).
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| Birth date | August 28, 1761 |
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| Date of death | October 07, 1842 |
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