József Teleki

József Teleki
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.

Ancestry

References

• Szinnyei, József: Magyar írók élete és munkái XIII. (Steiner–Télfy). Budapest: Hornyánszky. 1909.
• Nagy Ferenc: Teleki József gróf. In: Nemzeti évfordulóink 2005. Bp.: Nemzeti Kulturális Örökség Minisztériuma, 2004^{[permanent dead link]}