| 词条 | Hermenegild Santapau |
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| name = Hermenegild Santapau | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = 5 December 1903 | birth_place = La Galera, Tarragona, Spain | death_date = 13 January 1970 | death_place = | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = | occupation = Botanist | yearsactive = | known for = Taxonomical research | spouse = | domesticpartner = | children = | parents = | website = | awards = Padma Shri Order of Alphonsus X the Wise Birbal Sahani Medal }}Hermenegild Santapau (1903-1970) was a Spanish born naturalized Indian Jesuit priest and 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{{quotebox|align = left|width=21em|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 was born at La Galera in the Spanish province of Tarragona on 5 December 1903[7] and became a member of the Society of Jesus based at Gandia city in Valencia at the age of 16.[2][3] He secured the theological degree of doctor of philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome in 1927[7] and reached India in 1928 to complete his regency.[8] Moving to London, he graduated in Botany with honours (BSc Hons) from the University of London from where he, later, obtained his doctoral degree (PhD)[7][9] He also secured an associateship diploma from the Royal College of Science and another diploma from the parent institute of Imperial College of London.[2] From 1934, Santapau worked in Eastern Pyrenees and Italian Alps collecting plant specimens, for four years.[7] After doing two years of research from 1938[7] at the herbarium of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, England, he joined St. Xavier's College, Mumbai as a member of the faculty of Botany in 1940.[8] He also served as an accredited lecturer for post graduate studies in Botany at the universities of Mumbai, Pune, Agra and Kolkata.[2] When the Government of India decided to revive the Botanical Survey of India, Santapau was appointed as the chief Botanist in 1954.[2][3] He served at the BSI till 1967, holding the post of the director from 1961.[3] He headed the Indian delegation to the tenth edition of the International Botanical Congress held at Edinburgh in 1954 and represented India at the 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 honoursSantapau served many government committees formed under the aegis of such organizations such as the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Indian Council of Medical Research and the Central Council of Indian Medicine.[6] He was involved in the activities of the Bengal branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Bombay Natural History Society, Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Phytopathological Society, International Society of Phytomorphology, International Association for Plant Taxonomy, International Association of Botanical Gardens and the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of Bengal.[2][3] He was a fellow of the Indian Botanical Society, National Academy of Sciences, India and the Linnean Society of London.[7] Santapau was known to have done extensive research on the Indian flora[10] and was credited with the Latin nomenclature of several Indian species.[2][6] During his career in India, he visited many parts of India and abroad, collecting specimens.[7] Baluchistan, Kathiawar, Dangs forest in Gujarat, the Western and Eastern Ghats, Goa, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas, Dehradun and 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[11][12] by way of 216 scientific papers and publications.[2][3] Some of his notable publications are: {{Div col}}
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.[19] The Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1967.[5] See also{{Div col}}
References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idAuthorSearch.do;jsessionid=37C5DFF65BB8023F7F21AE00030F89B0?id=8901-1&back_page= | title=International Plant Names Index | publisher=International Plant Names Index | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite web | url=http://blatterherbarium.org/drupal/node/101 | title=Blatter Herbarium | publisher=Blatter Herbarium | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite journal | title=Rev. Fr. Hermenegild Santapau | author=P. V. Bole | journal= Taxon|date=August 1970 | volume=19 | issue=4 | pages=576–583|jstor = 1218953}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://botanysangamnercollege.yolasite.com/recycle.php | title=Botany Sangamner College | publisher=Botany Sangamner College | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2015 |accessdate=November 11, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |df= }} 6. ^1 2 {{cite web | url=http://www.sjweb.info/sjs/networks/ecology/Indian%20Jesuits%20Contribution%20to%20Environmental%20Protection.pdf | title=Indian Jesuits' Contribution | publisher=St. Aloysius College | date=30 April 2009 | accessdate=May 8, 2015 | author=Leo D'Souza}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite journal | url=http://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000329579 | title=JStor Global Plants | publisher=JStor | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015| doi=10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000329579 | doi-broken-date=2019-03-08 }} 8. ^1 2 {{cite book | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33333141#page/54/mode/1up | title=Biodiversity Heritage Library | publisher=Biodiversity Heritage Library | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015| isbn=9789031302246 }} 9. ^{{cite journal | url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198073857.013.0863 | title=Oxford University Index | publisher=Oxford University | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015| doi=10.1093/acref/9780198073857.013.0863 | doi-broken-date=2019-03-08 }} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://kiki.huh.harvard.edu/databases/botanist_search.php?botanistid=29134 | title=Harvard University Index | publisher=Harvard University | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Hermenegild-Santapau/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AHermenegild%20Santapau | title=Page on Amazon | publisher=Amazon Books | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015}} 12. ^{{cite book | title=Worldcat Index | publisher=Worldcat | date=2015 |oclc = 630529271}} 13. ^{{cite journal | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0017WIIV8 | title=The Flora of Khandala on the Western Ghats of India, etc. With plates | author=Hermenegild Santapau | journal=Botanical Survey of India | year=1953 | volume=16 | issue=1 | asin=B0017WIIV8}} 14. ^{{cite journal | asin=B0017WNEE4 | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0017WNEE4 | title=The Flora of Purandhar; or, an Enumeration of all the phanerogamic plants discovered at Purandhar during the years 1944-1956. With plates, including a portrait | author=Hermenegild Santapau | journal=Oxford Books | year=1957}} 15. ^{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0006FF76G | title=The orchids of Bombay | publisher=Manager of Publications | author=Hermenegild Santapau, Z. Kapadia | year=1966 | asin=B0006FF76G}} 16. ^{{cite book | title=The Flora of Saurashtra | publisher=Saurashtra Research Society | author=H Santapau | year=1962 | oclc=83595}} 17. ^{{cite book | url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000CR0RX | title=The Acacthaceae of Bombay | publisher=University of Bombay | author=H Santapau | year=1951 | pages=104 | asin=B0000CR0RX}} 18. ^{{cite book | title=The Asclepiadaceae and Periplocaceae of Bombay | publisher=Chidambaram | author=H Santapau, N A Irani | year=1960 | pages=118 | oclc=67657165}} 19. ^{{cite web | url=http://indianbotsoc.org/page.php?id=13 | title=Indian Botanical Society Medal | publisher=Indian Botanical Society | date=2015 | accessdate=May 8, 2015}} Further reading
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