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]

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Sava Tekelija Сава Текелија
Born	(1761-08-28)28 August 1761 Arad, Habsburg monarchy (today Romania)
Died	7 October 1842(1842-10-07) (aged 81) Pest, Austrian Empire (today Hungary)
Nationality	Serbian
Occupation(s)	Doctor of law, merchant, philanthropist

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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.

• Serbs of Romania
• Serbs of Budapest
• Serbs of Hungary
• Sava Vukovic (merchant)