Historical Note
Scientific Activities of Fr. Alphonso De Penaranda: A Jesuit Priest in the Late Nineteenth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9390350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Subhankar Ghosh (0000-0001-7083-9555, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Fomento Social (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-6043 • E-ISSN: 2695-6462 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.16943/ijhs/2019/v54i2/49664 |
| OpenAlex | W2955444928 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In the 1870s, St. Xavier's College had the phenomenal service of a great teacher cum missionary in Fr. Alphonso de Penaranda and grew up with the true spirit of the Jesuits. Fr. Penaranda was a enthusiast in spreading the culture of modern science and astronomy in continuing and cultivating the activities initiated by Fr. Eugene Lafont and others in the late 1960s. Fr. Penaranda was instrumental by being a projection of a great teacher with impeccable human qualities and found a special mention in the life story of Rabindranath Tagore (Jiban-Smriti). Fr. Penaranda continued his astronomical studies and popular science reporting till his last breath in 1898
Art · Humanities · Classics · History · History of Colonial Brazil · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |