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József Teleki

József Teleki
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Governor of Transylvania
In office
8 January 1842 – 14 November 1848
Preceded by János Kornis
Succeeded by Imre Mikó
(as Chairman of the Gubernium)
Personal details
Born (1790-10-24)24 October 1790
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died 15 February 1855(1855-02-15) (aged 64)
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary
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.


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