Hermenegild Santapau

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Hermenegild Santapau
Born5 December 1903
Botanist
Known forTaxonomical research
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Order of Alphonsus X the Wise
Birbal Sahani Medal

Hermenegild Santapau (1903-1970) was a Spanish born naturalized Indian

botanist,[1] known for his taxonomical research on Indian flora.[2][3] He was credited with the Latin nomenclature of several Indian plant species.[2][3][4] A recipient of the Order of Alphonsus X the Wise and the Birbal Sahni Medal, he was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[5]

Biography

He had a great knowledge of, and concern for, our plant wealth and wrote intensively on it for experts and laymen. May his memory long continue to inspire all those interested in our flora, said Indira Gandhi, hearing the news of Santapau's death.[6]

Hermenegild Santapau (full name in his native Catalan, Ermenegild Santapau i Bertomeu) was born at

Imperial College of London.[2][10]

From 1934, Santapau worked in Eastern

International Standards Organisation conference of 1964 held at New Delhi.[2][3] He was the leader of the delegation of botanists who toured USSR for three months in 1962.[7]

Santapau returned to the

St. Xavier's College, Bombay after his retirement from the Botanical Survey of India in 1967[8] and worked there as the rector till his death, aged 66, on 13 January 1970.[2][3]

Legacy and honours

Oberonia santapaui, an orchid named after Santapau

Santapau served many government committees formed under the aegis of such organizations such as the

Linnean Society of London.[7]

Santapau was known to have done extensive research on the Indian flora

Mussourie were some of the places he visited during the period from 1946 to 1967.[7] His research findings in Taxonomy are reported to have helped to popularize the discipline among the students and have been documented[12][13] by way of 216 scientific papers and publications.[2][3]
Some of his notable publications are:

The standard author abbreviation Santapau is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[20]

Santapau is a recipient of the Order of the

Alphonsus X the Wise award from the Government of Spain[2][3] He was selected for the Birbal Sahni Medal in 1963 by the Indian Botanical Society.[21] The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1967.[5]

In 1965, 2 botanists published

monotypic genus of flowering plants from Arunachal Pradesh belonging to the family Solanaceae and named in his honour.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "International Plant Names Index". International Plant Names Index. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Blatter Herbarium". Blatter Herbarium. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  3. ^
    JSTOR 1218953
    .
  4. ^ "Botany Sangamner College". Botany Sangamner College. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Leo D'Souza (30 April 2009). "Indian Jesuits' Contribution" (PDF). St. Aloysius College. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "JStor Global Plants". JStor. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^
    ISBN 9789031302246
    . Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  9. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198073857.013.0863 (inactive 31 January 2024). Retrieved May 8, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link
    )
  10. JSTOR 1218953
    .
  11. ^ "Harvard University Index". Harvard University. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  12. ^ "Page on Amazon". Amazon Books. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  13. OCLC 630529271
    .
  14. ASIN B0017WIIV8
    .
  15. ASIN B0017WNEE4
    .
  16. ASIN B0006FF76G
    .
  17. OCLC 83595
    .
  18. ASIN B0000CR0RX
    .
  19. OCLC 67657165
    .
  20. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Santapau.
  21. ^ "Indian Botanical Society Medal". Indian Botanical Society. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  22. ^ "Pauia Deb & Ratna Dutta | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

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