Emanuel Mendes da Costa
Emanuel Mendes da Costa · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Naturalist, conchologist and mineralogist; a Fellow of the Royal Society who wrote foundational English works on natural history
1717, London, England — 1791, London, England
London · England
Emanuel Mendes da Costa is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Naturalist, conchologist and mineralogist; a Fellow of the Royal Society who wrote foundational English works on natural history
Emanuel Mendes da Costa was an English naturalist, conchologist and mineralogist who wrote influential English-language works on shells (conchology) and fossils, and served as clerk of the Royal Society, of which he was a Fellow. His A Natural History of Fossils and Elements of Conchology helped systematize the study of natural history in Britain. He came from a Sephardic (Portuguese) Jewish family and remained a Jew throughout his life.
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Naturalist, conchologist and mineralogist; a Fellow of the Royal Society who wrote foundational English works on natural history
Source: Jewish Encyclopedia
