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Matthew Maty

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Matthew Maty (17 May 1718 – 2 July 1776), originally Matthieu Maty, was a Dutch physician and writer of Huguenot background, and after migration to England secretary of the Royal Society and the second principal librarian of the British Museum.

Matthew Maty - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dutch physician and writer Portrait by Barthélémy Du Pan Matthew Maty (17 May 1718 – 2 July 1776), originally Matthieu Maty , was a Dutch physician and writer of Huguenot background, and after migration to England secretary of the Royal Society and the second principal librarian of the British Museum . Early life [ edit ] The son of Paul Maty, he was born at Montfoort , near Utrecht , the Netherlands , on 17 May 1718. His father was a Protestant refugee from Beaufort, Provence ; he settled in the Dutch Republic and

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