After the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, this lawyer from Ruma (then ruled by Austrian Empire), who received his doctor of law degree from the University of Budapest and for a while taught History of Law with his fellow Serbs, law professor Gligorije Trlajić and physicist Atanasije Stojković at the new Imperial Kharkov University (founded by Vasily Karazin and established in 1804 by Emperor Alexander I of Russia), joined his compatriots in Serbia in their fight for independence. The shock of that seizure had salutary results in Serbia, for it called into existence a widespread spirit of patriotism, especially among the youth. Education was fostered, and an enlightened parliament began to prepare a new constitution that should rid the obstructive Turkish ways.
Following the 1804 Serbian Uprising, this lawyer from Ruma (then under Austrian control) who received his law degree from Budapest joined his fellow Serbs at the Imperial Kharkov University in their struggle for independence. This event had a beneficial effect on Serbia, fostering patriotism among its youth and leading to an emphasis on education and the drafting of a new constitution to overcome Ottoman rule.