Isaac de Sequeira Samuda
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Isaac de Sequeira Samuda or Isaac de Sequeyra Samuda (died March 1743?) was a British
physician. He was the first member of the Samuda family to settle in Britain.
He was the first Jew to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
(in 1727). In 1728 he gave an oration at the funeral of Haham David Nieto
.
Samuda was of Portuguese-Jewish
descent.
The first member to settle in England was the physician and scientist Isaac de Sequeyra Samuda.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
physician. He was the first member of the Samuda family to settle in Britain.
He was the first Jew to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
(in 1727). In 1728 he gave an oration at the funeral of Haham David Nieto
David Nieto
David Nieto was the Haham of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community in London, later succeeded in this capacity by his son, Isaac Nieto....
.
Samuda was of Portuguese-Jewish
Spanish and Portuguese Jews
Spanish and Portuguese Jews are a distinctive sub-group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on...
descent.
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The first member to settle in England was the physician and scientist Isaac de Sequeyra Samuda.