Matica srpska
Sava Tekelija (, 1761–1842) was a merchant and among the first Serbs to have defended a doctoral thesis in jurisprudence (doctor of law), and in particular in legal theory and philosophy in 1786 at the University of Pest; 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 was a big patron of the "Matica Srpska" and he opened a "Matica" library in the Tekelijanum. He is related to Peter Tekeli and Jovan Tekelija (Thököly).