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Authorised form of nameCoutinho; Luís Pinto de Sousa (1735 - 1804); Visconde de Balsemão
Other forms of nameLuis Pinto de
Luis Pinto
Other forms of surnameSousa Coutinho
De Sousa Coutinho
Dates1735 - 1804
NationalityPortuguese
Place of birthLeomil, Moimenta da Beira, Viseu, Portugal, Europe
Date of birth27 November 1735
Place of deathBelm, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe
Date of death14 April 1804
OccupationPolitician; colonial administrator
ActivityCareer:
Governor of the captaincy of Mato Grosso, Brazil (1769-1772) resigned due to ophthalmia; Portuguese minister at the Court of Great Britain (1774-1788); Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and War, Portugal (1788-1801); made Viscount of Balsemo (1801); Secretary of State for Internal Affairs of the Kingdom, Portugal - de facto Prime Minister (1801-1804); organized military hospitals; introduced a geodetical survey in Portugal
Honours:
Commander of the Order of Avis
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election19/04/1787
Age at election51
PublishedWorkshttps://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nb2002080642/
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; Wikipedia; Dicionário Histórico, Corográfico, Heráldico, Biográfico, Bibliográfico, Numismático e Artístico
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/46270194
CodeNA2752
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EC/1787/01Sousa Coutinho, Luis Pinto de: certificate of election to the Royal Society
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