Jacoba van den Brande

Jacoba van den Brande (; 4 July 1735 – 14 August 1794) was a Dutch culture personality . She was the founding chairman of the Physics Society of Women in Middelburg.

Life and career Jacoba van den Brande was born on 4 July 1735 in Middelburg in the Netherlands. She was the daughter of Johan Pieter van den Brande (1707-1758) and Mary Heron Berg (1707-1775), both of whom came from prominent Zeeland families. the society was founded in 1785 and was the first all-female science academy in the world.

Van den Brande died on 14 August 1794, at the age of 59, in Middelburg. After her death, her private collection of books, drawings and scientific instruments was auctioned off; the auction took seven days to complete.