Jacob de Castro Sarmento ( 1692 - 1762 )

Birth: Portugal (1692) Death: King's Road, Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom (14 September 1762) Burial: St Andrew's churchyard, Holborn, London, England, United Kingdom (20 September 1762) Profession: Physician Research field: Medicine, inoculation, astronomy Education: University of Évora, licentiate in the arts (1711); Coimbra University, bachelor of medicine (1717); Marischal College, Aberdeen, MD (1739) Career: Fled Portugal for London to escape persecution of Jews by the Portuguese inquisition (1720) but retained links with Portguee scholars and exchanged ideas with them from London; physician to the poor of Bevis Marks Synagogue (1724); developed quinine treatment for malaria known as 'Água de Ingalterra'; advocate of Newtonian ideas and the first to publish works in Portuguese in support of Newton; assisted in establishing the botanic garden at Coimbra University; staff physician to the Portuguese embassy (1738); founded a small infirmary (Beth Holim), for London's Portuguese Jewish community (1747); renounced Judaism (1758) Memberships: MRCP Membership: Fellow Election Date: 5/02/1730.