Felipe Modesto Salvosa (1892-1969)

Note: This is the obituary by the Philippine scientific community marking the death of Dr. Felipe M. Salvosa in 1969. This blog is dedicated to his memory.

PAMBANSANG SANGGUNIAN SA PANANALIKSIK NG PILIPINAS 

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES

Punong Himpilan:

Pamantasan ng Pilipinas
Diliman, Rizal

Headquarters:

University of the Philippines

U.P. Post Office, Diliman, Rizal

TO ALL MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES OF THE
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES:

FELIPE MODESTO SALVOSA
1892 – 1969

It is with a feeling of sorrow and a deep sense of loss that the National Research Council of the Philippines records the death of one of its Regular Members, Dr. Felipe Modesto Salvosa, on April 21, 1969, barely 9 days before his 77th birthday. Intensely active in research work and deeply involved in the preparation of “An Annotated Checklist of Presently and Potentially Important Commercial Philippine forest Trees” until the end, his passing will be a keenly felt loss not only to his loved ones, but also to his colleagues and his country who stand to profit by his research efforts.

Born in Polillo, Quezon Province on April 30, 1892, the forest (sic) had always held a certain fascination for him. He studied forestry in the University of the Philippines and became a Ranger in 1918. Following his interests, he entered the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree cum laude in 1928. He then transferred to Harvard University undertaking the study of trees and woody plants for his degree of Master of Science, major in Dendrology obtained in 1929. In the following year, the coveted Doctor of Science degree in Applied Biology, special field Dendrology, was conferred on him by the same university.