Life and work of Pavle Šeroglić. Part One:The Draft Biography of the first Reviewer of Serbian Civil Code
Abstract
The article deals with life and work of the first reviwer of Serbian Civil Code Pavle Šeroglić. The paper is divided in two parts, first of which threats Šeroglić’s private and public life, as the second provides data on his barrister career.
Šeroglić was born on July 25th, 1800 in Sremski Karlovci. He finished elementary school and renown Sremski Karlovci Grammar School in his place of birth. Having completed his middle school education, Šeroglić studied pshilosophy in Szeged and law in Sárospatak, Pest and Vienna.
As he never married and did not have children, Šeroglić was very supportive towards his nephew Grigorije (latter German Anđelić), later to became the patriarch of Serbian Orthodox Church. Šeroglić was the benefactor of Sremski Karlovci Grammar School, to which he donated money and books. Besides then patriarch of Serbian Orthodox Church Josif Rajačić, Šeroglić is the most creditable figure for building an orthodox garrison chapel in Petrovaradin. In the beginning of his work as a lawyer, Šeroglić was being accused of some acts beyond the limit of morality, such as giving legal advice for both parties in civil lawsuits. Notwithstanding such behaviour, in the years to come Šeroglić represented some very prominent individuals and institutions, such as Serbian prince Miloš Obrenović, Austrian military treasury, inheritance mass of deceased Serbian metropolitan Stefan Stanković, catholic church Saint Mary of Snow (Tekije) in Sremski Karlovci, and famous Serbian poet Jovan Jovanović Zmaj’s father in law Pavle Ličanin.Šeroglić died on February 12th, 1857, having testated all his property to Sremski Karlovci Grammar School. During his lifetime he showed goodness and generosity towards his cousins, Sremski Karlovci Grammar School and Serbian Orthodox Church. As a lawyer, however, he did not always distinguish himself in morality, but judging by the names of his clients, he excelled in quality of his work.