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. Returning to Transylvania in 1871, he became a teacher at the state high school in

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.Gáll, pp. 146-47 After settling in Déva, Téglás began to undertake archaeological research in the surrounding

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. Meanwhile, he set up the high school's annual journal, where his first research appeared. In 1888, he was elected a corresponding member of the

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. The same year, he became director of the high school, serving until 1904. At that point, he left for Budapest, leading a withdrawn existence in his house while continuing to publish. His research focused on prehistory and

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in southwest Transylvania.

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*Erwin Gáll, “Precursorii arheologiei profesioniste din Transilvania: biografia lui Gábor Téglás (1848-1916)”, in Alexandru Barnea (ed.), ''Arheologia Clasică în România'', pp. 141–69. Cluj-Napoca: Editura Nereamia Napocae, 2003, ISBN 973-7951-11-5 {{DEFAULTSORT:Teglas, Gabor 1848 births 1916 deaths People from Brașov Eötvös Loránd University alumni Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Historiography of Dacia Hungarian archaeologists Archaeologists from Austria-Hungary Heads of schools in Hungary Hungarian schoolteachers