Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo

Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo
Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo
Born(1750-05-28)28 May 1750
Casa do Poço, Lamego, Portugal
Died29 December 1807(1807-12-29) (aged 57)
Casa do Poço, Lamego, Portugal
Resting placeLamego Cathedral
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
Spouse
Maria Cândida de Albergaria e Vasconcelos
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(m. 1806)​
Scientific career
FieldsOptics, colour theory

Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo (28 May 1750 – 29 December 1807) was a Portuguese nobleman, magistrate, diplomat and scientist. A knight of the Order of Malta and a judge by profession, Carvalho e Sampayo became notable as an amateur scientist who authored two important works on the subject of chromatics.

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