Luciano P.R. Santiago
Luciano Perez-Rivera Santiago (June 21, 1942 – February 1, 2019) was a Filipino writer, historian, and psychiatrist best known for his award-winning books on Philippine history and the arts.[1] He was a psychiatrist by profession.
Education
Santiago was an alumnus of the
Baltimore, Maryland and practiced there for a while before returning to the Philippines to be a physician at the Department of Psychiatry of The Medical City Hospital in Pasig.[1][2]
Awards
Santiago has received a number of prizes and awards for his work, including:[1]
- The National Book Award for Art and for History (from the Manila Critics Circle),
- The Wendell Muncie Prize for Distinguished Writing in Psychiatry (from the Maryland Psychiatric Society),
- The Premio Manuel Bernabé (Primer Premio) in History (from the Centro Cultural de la Embajada de Espana),
- The Dr. Pedro Villaseñor Award for Genealogy,
- The Catholic Author Award (from the Asian Catholic Publishers)
- The Catholic Press Award (from the Archdiocese of Manila), and
- a Research Grant Award from the Toyota International Foundation.
References
- ^ a b c "Luciano P.R. Santiago – Authors – Vibal Foundation Books". Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Treasures of Pila: Pila: The Noble Town". Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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