József Teleki | |
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Governor of Transylvania | |
In office 8 January 1842 – 14 November 1848 |
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Preceded by | János Kornis |
Succeeded by |
Imre Mikó (as Chairman of the Gubernium) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary |
24 October 1790
Died | 15 February 1855 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary |
(aged 64)
Profession | historian, jurist |
Count József Teleki de Szék (24 October 1790 – 15 February 1855) was a Hungarian jurist and historian, who served as the first President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1830 until his death.
He was born into an old noble Calvinist family. He functioned as Governor of Transylvania between 1842 and 1848.