Venceslau de Lima

Venceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
14 May 1909 – 22 December 1909
MonarchManuel II
Preceded bySebastião Teles
Succeeded byFrancisco da Veiga Beirão
Personal details
Born(1858-11-15)15 November 1858
Porto, Portugal
Died24 December 1919(1919-12-24) (aged 61)
Lisbon, Portugal
Political partyRegenerator Party

Venceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima, ComTe, GCTE, ComSE, GCSE, ComC, GCC, ComNSC, GCNSC (15 November 1858 in Porto – 24 December 1919 in Lisbon), also known as Venceslau de Lima and anglicized as Wenceslau de Sousa Pereira de Lima or Wenceslau de Lima, was a Portuguese geologist, paleontologist, viticulturist, and politician who, among other functions, served as a member of Parliament, a minister, and as President of the Council of Ministers (now Prime Minister). He was a member of the Sciences Academy of Lisbon.