José Correia da Serra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Correia da Serra

Portuguese academic

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1751

Place of Birth: Serpa, Beja District, Portugal

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1823

Profession: politician, diplomat, polymath, geologist, botanist, academic, philosopher

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

José Francisco Correia da Serra (6 June 1750 – 11 September 1823) was a Portuguese Abbot, polymath – philosopher, diplomat, politician and scientist.
In some circumstances, he was also known as Abbé Correa.
The plant genus Correa is named in his honour.