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João José de Orquigny

João José de Orquigny

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Main article Orquigny (João José de) French physician and naturalist sent to Madeira in 1789 by Queen Maria I to study the island's medicinal flora, apparently without results.

French physician and naturalist sent to Madeira in 1789 by Queen Maria I to study the island's medicinal flora, apparently without results. He was a member of the Sociedade Patriótica, whose general assembly he addressed with a farewell speech on 1 July 1790.

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  1. João José de Orquigny arrived in Madeira to study its flora and set up a masonic lodge in Funchal.

  2. João José de Orquigny delivered a farewell speech to the general assembly of the Sociedade Patriótica in Funchal.

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