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

The native form of this personal name is széki gróf Teleki József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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

Ancestors of József Teleki

16. Teleki Sándor 8. Teleki László 17. Bethlen Júlia 4. Teleki József 18. Ráday Pál 9. Ráday Eszter 19. Kajali Klára 2. Teleki László 10. Róth Tamás 5. Róth Janka 11. Wattay Borbála 1. Teleki József 24. Teleki Pál 12. Teleki Ádám 25. Vay Katalin 6. Teleki Ádám 26. Thoroczkay Zsigmond 13. Thoroczkay Klára 27. Thoroczkay Klára 3. Teleki Mária 28. Wesselényi István 14. Wesselényi István 29. Bánffy Katalin 7. Wesselényi Mária 30. Dániel István 15. Dániel Polixéna 31. Pekry Polixéna

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