Schomberg, Sir Alexander
(1720–1804)
- J. K. Laughton
- , revised by Philip MacDougall
Extract
Schomberg, Sir Alexander (1720–1804), naval officer, was born in London, the fifth son of Meyer Löw Schomberg (1690–1761), a physician of German descent who established a successful London practice in Fenchurch Street. His elder brothers, Isaac Schomberg and Ralph (Raphael) Schomberg, followed their father into the medical profession; two more, ...
