| Authorised form of name | Serra; José Correia de (1750 - 1823) |
| Other forms of name | Joseph Correa |
| Joseph Correa de |
| Abb Correa |
| José Francisco |
| Other forms of surname | de Serra |
| Correa da Serra |
| Dates | 1750 - 1823 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Place of birth | Serpa, Alentejo, Portugal |
| Date of birth | 1750 |
| Place of death | Rainha, Portugal |
| Date of death | 05 June 1823 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Research field | Botany |
| Activity | Education:
Rome, holy orders
Career:
Founder and Secretary, Portuguese Academy of Sciences, Lisbon (1779); accused by the Portuguese Inquisition due to his scientiifc publications and fled to Paris (1786); returned to Portugal after the death of Pedro III; secretary to the Portuguese embassy in London (1799); settled in Philadelphia (1813) where he delivered lectures on botany at the University of Pennsylvania; resided in Paris (1802-1813); Portuguese Ambassador to the United Sates (1816-1820); Finance Minister, Portugal (1820-1823)
Memberships:
Foreign Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1815)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 03/03/1796 |
| Age at election | 45 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Encylopaedia Britannica |
| Code | NA2999 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1795/20 | Serra, Joseph Correa de: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/11/89 | Paper, 'On a submarine forest on the East coast of England' by Joseph Correa de Serra | 1798 |
| L&P/11/5 | Paper, 'On the frucitification of the submersed algae' by Joseph Correa de Serra | 1796 |