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{{Short description|19th century Spanish soldier and scientist}}
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| birth_name      = Francisco Ignacio Ricarde-Seaver
| birth_date      = c. 1850
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| death_place     = [[Ventnor]], England
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* Dona Marie Louise Christine do Godoy de Bassano y Crowe
* Lucretia Charras
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Major '''Francisco Ignacio Ricarde-Seaver''' (occasionally '''Ricarde-Lever''') [[FRSE]] [[Geological Society|FGS]] (c. 1850 &ndash; 1906) was a 19th-century Spanish soldier and amateur geologist and botanist. He corresponded with [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]] on various issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kmdc2138|title = Letter from F.I.&#91;Ignacio&#93; Ricarde Seaver to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; from Conservative Club, &#91;London, England&#93;; 20 Apr 1876; four page letter comprising two images; folio 383}}</ref> He had strong associations to several gold mines, mainly in [[South Africa]].
==Life==
His background and place of birth is unclear. He is termed "Major" in most references and is presumed to have been in the [[Royal Engineers]] (due to his mining interests) or possibly (due to his connections to Sir Charles Metcalfe) in the [[Rifle Brigade]].
In 1872 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]], his proposer being [[Robert William Thomson]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|access-date=2018-06-07|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074135/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1881 he translated [[William Crookes]]' "Radiant Material" into Spanish for a lecture to the Britannic Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/91bb518b-6a0d-4767-94e0-bc49a2a7e83b|title=Memorial read before members of the Britannic Association, 22 Aug. 1878 by D. William.}}</ref>
In 1895 he donated a seal impression to the [[British Museum]].<ref>http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/search_object_details.aspx?objectId=474576&partId=1&orig=/research/online_research_catalogues/russian_icons/catalogue_of_russian_icons/advanced_search.aspx&numpages=10&output=Terms/!!/OR/!!/20518/!//!/seal-impression/!//!!//!!!/&currentPage=1 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In the same year he is listed as Chairman of [[Rhodesia]]n Claims Ltd and Director of the [[Bechuanaland]] Exploration Company.<ref>''The Colonies and India from London'' (periodical) 7 September 1895</ref> In one of the few places to list his address he is shown as living at 16 Grafton Street in central London<ref>''London Evening Standard'' 16 July 1896</ref>
an elegant five storey Regency townhouse.
In 1900 he stood (unsuccessfully) for election as the Conservative candidate in [[Newington, Edinburgh|West Newington]].<ref>British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918</ref>
In 1902 he appears as Chairman of Norseman Gold Mines Ltd (offices based in [[London]]) at the point of its liquidation.<ref>''London Gazette'' 21 January 1902</ref> This appears to be a mine in [[South Africa]] rather than the later Australian company [[Norseman Gold Mine|of the same name]].
==Publications==
*In 1889 he wrote articles regarding propaganda in Rhodesia in the ''Fortnightly Review'' with Sir [[Charles Metcalfe (British Army officer)|Charles Metcalfe]].<ref>''Rhodes and Rhodesia: The White Conquest of Zimbabwe 1884–1902'', Arthur Keppel-Jones</ref>
*''British Sphere of Influence in South Africa'' (1889) again with Sir Charles Metcalfe
*''Diamonds and Gold - Anglo-Saxon Supremacy in South Africa'' (1894)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/historical-reading-diamond-fields-south-africa-1893-2014|title = Historical Reading List: The Diamond Fields of South Africa: Part 2 (1893-2014)}}</ref>
*''Boer, Afrikander and Briton in the Transvaal'' (1896)<ref>Spectator (newspaper) 4 January 1896</ref>
==Family==
He married Dona Marie Louise Christine do Godoy de Bassano y Crowe (1839-1880), widow of Prince Ernest de [[Looz-Corswarem]] (1834-1868), a member of the Belgian aristocracy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Do%C3%B1a-Marie-Louise-Christine-de-Godoy-de-Bassano-y-Crowe/6000000068311146068|title=Doña Marie Louise Christine de Godoy de Bassano y Crowe}}</ref>
Through this marriage he became stepfather of Princess Manuela de Looz-Corswarem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Prinses-Manuela-de-Looz-Corswarem/6000000040435399893|title=Princesse Manuelle Josephine Marie Georgine Louise Ernestine van den Bogaerde van Terbrugge}}</ref>
He appears to have remarried. His second wife Lucretia Charras died in London in October 1901.<ref>''London Evening Standard'' 7 October 1901</ref>
F. I. Ricarde-Seaver died in [[Ventnor]] on 15 July 1906. He was cremated at [[Golders Green Crematorium]] in London.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/19060719/120/0007 |title=The Late Major Ricarde-Seaver |newspaper=[[The Morning Post]] |page=7 |date=1906-07-19 |access-date=2023-08-24 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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