| Authorised form of name | Portugal; Bento de Moura (1702 - 1776) |
| Other forms of name | Benito de Moura |
| Bento de |
| Other forms of surname | Portuga |
| Moura Portugal |
| Dates | 1702 - 1776 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Place of birth | Moimenta da Serra, Guarda, Portugal, Europe |
| Date of birth | 21 March 1702 |
| Date of death | 27 January 1766 |
| Occupation | Aristocrat |
| Research field | Engineering |
| Natural philosophy |
| Activity | Career:
Advocate of Newtonian principals; demonstrated his steam engine, based on that of Thomas Savery, to the Portuguese court in Lisbon (1742); tried and found guilty by the Inquisition based on his invention; imprisoned in Junqueira Prison, Lisbon
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/02/1741 |
| Age at election | 38 |
| PublishedWorks | https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88058290/ |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Wikipedia; Diccionario Aristocratico, Vol.1, A–E, Lisbon, 1840, p.320 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/8928748 |
| Code | NA1019 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1740/23 | Portugal, Bento de Moura: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 5 February 1741 |
| MC/8/224 | Letter from H Stanley, 40 Dover Street, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 22 June 1868 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |