Person Sousa; Gaspar de Meres de (fl 1669 - 1684) Sousa Gaspar de Meres de Gaspar Merez Gaspar Gaspar Merez de Gaspar de Meri Souza Mere Merez de Souza De Souza fl 1669 - 1684 Portuguese Male Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe

Judge Mathematics Cosmography Geography Navigation Education: University of Coimbra (MA; BD; LLB) Career: Professor of Mathematics, University of Coimbra (1662); Judge of Fora de Santarm (1663); Judge, Provedor de Portalegre, Judge, Lamego (1672); Civil Judge 'corregidor', district of Lisboa (1681); Chief Cosmographer of the Kingdom of Portugal Memberships: Academia dos Generosos Parents: Gaspar de Meres and Serafina de Sousa De Sousa's grandfather was Dutch and immigrated to Brazil from Antwerp. There he was a sugar dealer in Pernambuco and also drew charts of the Magellan Straits. De Sousa himself also displayed an interest in navigation and geography, although not much else is known about his personal life. Fellow 18/11/1669 Henry Oldenburg Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Hunter; Oldenburg, V, p. 569-71; Amaral, A. E. M do. 2018. 'Adenda mas não Corrigenda ao catálogo “Sócios portugueses da RSL” in Boletim da Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra, Vol. 48 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 26/07/22 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA3524 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes e20ca5a8-6c0d-4bd7-b3cc-26ecd8aff9ec