Tihomilj Nikolić

Tihomilj Nikolić also nicknamed Teša (1832 – 1886) was a Serbian general and manager of the Military Academy in Belgrade.

Tihomilj Nikolić or Teša as everyone called him was born in Kragujevac, where he attends primary school.

He graduated from the Grande école and the Military Academy, and trained as artillery lieutenant in Belgium.

In 1858, he was elected professor at the Military Academy in Belgrade and was promoted to the rank of major, who commanded a battery.

Teša distinguished himself as a capable royal commissioner[5] during the suppression of the so-called Timok Rebellion.