Christian Jacob Theophilus de Meza

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Born(1756-11-26)26 November 1756
Died6 April 1844(1844-04-06) (aged 87)
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
Christian Jacob Theophilus de Meza
Born(1756-11-26)26 November 1756
Died6 April 1844(1844-04-06) (aged 87)
Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark
ChildrenChristian de Meza

Christian Jacob Theophilus de Meza (November 26, 1756 – April 6, 1844) was a Danish medical doctor and author.

De Meza was born into a Jewish family Copenhagen in 1756. He was the son of the physician Christian de Meza [de] and Reina de Meza. He and his father converted to Christianity in 1783. In the same year he graduated as M.D. from the University of Copenhagen, and became a member of the Royal Medical Society.

Career

From 1784 until his death he practised medicine in Elsinore.

Meza published essays in medical journals. He also wrote a drama, Dormon og Vilhelmine that was produced at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, in 1796.

Personal life

Selected bibliography

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