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Soekarja Somadikarta

Soekarja Somadikarta
Dean of the Faculty of Math and Natural Sciences of the University of Indonesia
In office
1978 – 19 November 1984
Preceded byPatimah Moerwani
Succeeded bySahati Suharto
Personal details
Born (1930-04-21) April 21, 1930 (age 94)
Bandung, West Java, Dutch East Indies
SpouseLily Somadikarta
Children2
EducationNational University (Drs.)
Free University of Berlin (Dr.)
University of Indonesia (Prof.)

Soekarja Somadikarta (born 21 April 1930) is an Indonesian ornithologist and a professor emeritus at the University of Indonesia.[1][2] He has been described as "the father of Indonesian Ornithology who also pioneered the forerunner of systematic bird observation research in Indonesia."[3]

The Togian white-eye (Zosterops somadikartai), a bird found in the Togian islands of Indonesia, was named in honor of Soekarja Somadikarta. [3][4]

He won the 2011 Habibie Award.[2]

Articles

References

  1. ^ "Prof. Dr. Soekarja Somadikarta (Emeritus)" (PDF). Universitas Indonesia. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  2. ^ a b "Profesor Soma, totalitas ahli burung kelas dunia" [Professor Soma, the totality of world-class bird experts] (in Indonesian). BBC.co.uk. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. ^ a b Jitunews.com (August 18, 2015). "Pleci Kacamata Togian, Burung Endemik Sulteng yang Terancam Punah" [Pleci Togian White-eye, Endangered Endemic Central Sulawesi Birds]. Jitunews.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ^ Sigit, Ridzki R. (2015-08-06). "Kacamata Togian, Yang Unik dari Kepulauan Togian" [Togian White-eye, The Unique of the Togian Islands]. Mongabay Environmental News. Retrieved 2018-06-29.