| Authorised form of name | Coutinho; Luís Pinto de Sousa (1735 - 1804); Visconde de Balsemão |
| Other forms of name | Luis Pinto de |
| Luis Pinto |
| Other forms of surname | Sousa Coutinho |
| De Sousa Coutinho |
| Dates | 1735 - 1804 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Place of birth | Leomil, Moimenta da Beira, Viseu, Portugal, Europe |
| Date of birth | 27 November 1735 |
| Place of death | Belm, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal, Europe |
| Date of death | 14 April 1804 |
| Occupation | Politician; Colonial official |
| Activity | Career:
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 category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 19/04/1787 |
| Age at election | 51 |
| PublishedWorks | https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nb2002080642/ |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Wikipedia; Dicionário Histórico, Corográfico, Heráldico, Biográfico, Bibliográfico, Numismático e Artístico |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/46270194 |
| Code | NA2752 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1787/01 | Sousa Coutinho, Luis Pinto de: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |