Fernández-Villar was born in Asturias, Spain on April 2, 1838. He studied as a seminarian in Oviedo. In 1855 he began his monastic training as an Augustinian novitiate in Valladolid. From 1859 to 1877 he served the convent associated with the Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu City, Philippines.[2] In 1877 he moved to Manila to lead the work on the third edition Francisco Manuel Blanco's Flora de Filipinas until 1883 . He was a parish priest in Miagao until 1885. He then travelled on church business to Rome, China, and Australia. From 1893 to 1897 he served as a pastor in the Philippine municipality Alimodian. After being taken prisoner during the Philippine Revolution he was shot 3 times on October 31, 1898 but survived and was able to seek safety in Iloilo. He then retired to Manila, where he died on April 29, 1907.[1][4]
In recognition of his botanical scholarship he was appointed as a corresponding academic of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences (Spanish: Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales).[1][2]
Legacyedit
He is the authority for at least 175 taxa including: IPNI. List of plant names with authority Fern.-Vill..
Referencesedit
^ abcIsacio Rodríguez Rodríguez (208). "Celestino Fernández-Villar Alonso". Royal Academy of History, Electronic Biographical Dictionary. Royal Academy of History. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
celestino, fernández, villar, april, 1838, april, 1907, augustinian, friar, botanist, born, asturias, spain, born, 1838, april, 1838asturias, spaindiedapril, 1907, 1907, aged, manila, philippinesscientific, careerfieldsbotanyauthor, abbrev, botany, fern, vill,. Celestino Fernandez Villar April 2 1838 April 29 1907 was an Augustinian friar and botanist born in Asturias Spain 1 2 3 Celestino Fernandez VillarBorn 1838 04 02 April 2 1838Asturias SpainDiedApril 29 1907 1907 04 29 aged 69 Manila The PhilippinesScientific careerFieldsBotanyAuthor abbrev botany Fern Vill Contents 1 Life 2 Awards 3 Legacy 4 ReferencesLife editFernandez Villar was born in Asturias Spain on April 2 1838 He studied as a seminarian in Oviedo In 1855 he began his monastic training as an Augustinian novitiate in Valladolid From 1859 to 1877 he served the convent associated with the Basilica del Santo Nino in Cebu City Philippines 2 In 1877 he moved to Manila to lead the work on the third edition Francisco Manuel Blanco s Flora de Filipinas until 1883 He was a parish priest in Miagao until 1885 He then travelled on church business to Rome China and Australia From 1893 to 1897 he served as a pastor in the Philippine municipality Alimodian After being taken prisoner during the Philippine Revolution he was shot 3 times on October 31 1898 but survived and was able to seek safety in Iloilo He then retired to Manila where he died on April 29 1907 1 4 The standard author abbreviation Fern Vill is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 5 Awards editIn recognition of his botanical scholarship he was appointed as a corresponding academic of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences Spanish Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales 1 2 Legacy editHe is the authority for at least 175 taxa including IPNI List of plant names with authority Fern Vill References edit a b c Isacio Rodriguez Rodriguez 208 Celestino Fernandez Villar Alonso Royal Academy of History Electronic Biographical Dictionary Royal Academy of History Retrieved May 30 2020 a b c Fernandez Villar Celestino 2 4 1838 29 4 1907 Alphabetum Augustinianum Institutum Historicum Augustinianum n d Retrieved May 30 2020 Index of Botanists Fernandez Villar Celestino Harvard University Herbaria amp Libraries n d Retrieved May 30 2020 Merrill Elmer D 1903 Botanical Work in the Philippines Manila Bureau of Public Printing pp 13 17 International Plant Names Index Fern Vill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Celestino Fernandez Villar amp oldid 1218733249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
