Otto Soemarwoto
Prof. Otto Soemarwoto (19 February 1926 – 1 April 2008[1]) was an Indonesian botanist and professor of plant physiology at Padjadjaran University[2] and was director of the National Biology Institute from 1964 to 1972;[3] he also served as director of the Institute of Ecology from 1972 until 1991. His work in the latter role has been cited as a primary influence on the resettlement strategy during Indonesia's Saguling Dam project.[4]
Born in
He taught at UGM before being sent to study plant physiology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he stayed until 1959.[2] An avid environmentalist, the professor was appointed so in 1960.[2] In 1964 he was named director of the Bogor Botanical Garden at Padjajaran University.[2]
Soemarwoto was awarded an honorary doctorate from
He died in Bandung on 1 April 2008, aged 82.[1]
Bibliography
- Pembangunan Berkelanjutan: antara Konsep dan Realitas (Sustainable Development: between Concept and Reality, 2006)
References
- ^ a b Obituary
- ^ a b c d e f g h Indonesians in Focus: Otto Soemarwoto
- ^ History of Bogor Botanic Garden in Indonesia. Accessed June 2, 2008. Archived October 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Case Study—A Dam in Indonesia" (PDF). International Asian Development Bank. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
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