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His Serb father, Reverend Milutin Tesla, was a priest in the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Karlovci which gathered to Serbs of the "Greek-rite" as they were legally referred to in Austria-Hungary at the time. His mother, Djuka Mandic, from a prominent Serb family of the Banija, made home craft tools. He was one of five children, having one brother and three sisters. His godfather, Jovan Drenovac, was a Captain in the Krajina army.
As you can see, they were not poor but they were not rich.
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What did Nikola Tesla do as a child?
Nikola was the fourth of five children, having one older brother and three sisters, Milka, Angelina and Marica. Dane, who was killed in a horse-riding accident when Nikola was five, made Nikola to become the older brother of the Tesla's silibins.
What was Nikola Tesla interests as a child?
He did not show interest in a field in particular even when he was a A student.
What were the names of Nikola Tesla's parents?
Nikola Tesla's father's name was Milutan and his mother's name was Djuka.
What was Nikola Tesla's childhood like?
Sad and depressing. He was a child prodigy, though. His brother died when he was seven.
Was Nikola Tesla a freemason?
no
Who was Nikola Tesla raised by?
He lived with his family until he went to college. When he was a child, he was in poor health but he made it.
Why did Nikola Tesla die a poor man?
Marconi ruined him
Was Nikola Tesla interested in electricity as a child?
He was born at midnight under a lighting storm. Could this cause all that in Nikola Tesla?
Is Nikola Tesla Russian?
Nikola Tesla was Serbian-Croatian, which he said himself.
When were Nikola Tesla's sisters born?
Sometime in 1847 or '48, the first child was born, a son, Dane. Two more children were born in Senj: Angelina in 1850, and Milka in 1852. Nikola Tesla, the fourth child.
What was Nikola Tesla's best invention?
Nikola Tesla's best invention would have to be the Tesla coil.
What are the awards of Nikola Tesla?
The awards of Nikola tesla are the emmie's and the Oscars
Is nikola Tesla alive?
Nikola Tesla died in 1943, he is not alive.
What is Nikola Tesla's full name?
Nikola Tesla. He has no middle name.
Birthday of Nikola Tesla?
Nikola Tesla was born on 10 July 1856.
When did Nikola Tesla go insane?
Nikola Tesla never went insame.
What was Nikola Tesla's degree?
Nikola Tesla was an inventor and a mechanical and electrical engineer.
