Jacoba van den Brande (Dutch pronunciation: [jaːˈkoːbaː vɑn dɛm ˈbrɑndə]; 4 July 1735 – 14 August 1794)^[1] was a Dutch culture personality. She was the founding chairman of the Physics Society of Women in Middelburg.

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Jacoba van den Brande
Oil on canvas portrait
Born	4 July 1735 Middelburg, Netherlands
Died	14 August 1794(1794-08-14) (aged 59) Middelburg, Netherlands
Spouse	Johan Adriaen van de Perre
Parent(s)	Johan Pieter van den Brande Mary Heron Berg

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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.^[1]

Van den Brande married Johan Adriaen van de Perre (1738-1790), member of the States-General between 1768 and 1779, in 1760. Her spouse was a benefactor of numerous academies and societies, and Jacoba herself also became known as such. She was the founder and first chairperson of the Physics/Natural History Society of Women in Middelburg (Dutch: Natuurkundig Genootschap der Dames te Middelburg) (1785), the first all-female science academy in the world.

Van den Brande died on 14 August 1794, at the age of 59, in Middelburg.