1905

Frederic David Mocatta

Categories: History, Museums / Libraries, Philanthropy

Tycoon and philantropist. Born London into a Jewish family who came to England from Spain in the 1650s. Married but childless. Worked in the family gold-dealing business until 1874 when he gave his time to philanthropic work especially in the Jewish East End. Author of works of history. Left his library to UCL - see the picture source. Died 9 Connaught Place on, according to the ODNB, his birthday. Other sources have him being born one day earlier.

Bonus fact: the arch-devil worshipper in the 1968 film 'The Devil Rides Out' is named Mocata (based on a novel by Dennis Wheatley).

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Frederic David Mocatta

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Frederic David Mocatta fountain

Unusually the brass drinking cup on a chain is still attached.

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Veterinary History Society

Founded in London.

Group, Animals, History, Medicine

1 memorial

Pennant's London

Pennant's London is a book about London published in the early 1800s. The Picture Source website does not make it clear that our picture is from Pennant's London, but it is such an apposite picture...

Person, History, Journalism / Publishing

1 memorial

St John's Wood Heritage

We can find no information but assume this is/was a group created to protect the heritage of St John's Wood.

Group, Community / Clubs, History

1 memorial

Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Trust

Founded by Shrabani Basu who is the author of 'Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan'.

Group, History

1 memorial

John Robert Daniel-Tyssen

Brother of the lord of Hackney Manor, and manorial steward. His father's surname was Daniel and his mother's Tyssen, which suggests she was the one with the money. In the mid-19th century the Tyss...

Person, History, Politics & Administration

1 memorial