Isaac Sardo Abendana
Dutch Jewish diamond merchant
About Isaac Sardo Abendana
Lived 1662 – 1709 (aged 46–47).
Isaac Sardo AbendanaEfn|Abendana's grave refers to him as Isaac Abendana Sardo of Madras. with his family. He was part of a Jewish colony of merchants in Fort St. George, working in the trade of precious stones and coral, who were of the Jewish diaspora. He worked with English merchant Alvarez da Fonseca.
Abendana knew Hebrew. Due to his skill in the cutting, polishing and appraisal of diamonds,
Death, testament and widow
Here lies the body of Isᴀᴀᴄ Aʙᴇɴᴅᴀɴᴀ Sᴀʀᴅᴏ of Madras, Hebrew merchant, who died the 10th of May anno 1709, in the 49th year of his age. (Coat of Arms.) — Inscription upon Isaac Sardo Abendana's tombstone in Fort St. George Efn|Abendana's tombstone was still preserved as of 1960.
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Who was Isaac Sardo Abendana?
Dutch Jewish diamond merchant (1662–1709)
When was Isaac Sardo Abendana born?
Isaac Sardo Abendana was born in 1662.
When did Isaac Sardo Abendana die?
Isaac Sardo Abendana died on 10 May 1709.
Sources & further reading
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