title: Juan Santa María Álvarez
text: # Juan Santa María Álvarez
  
  Juan Santa María Álvarez (Medellín, 15 December 1928 - 28 October 2007) was a Colombian civil engineer and philatelist who signed the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1994. In 1985, the Fédération Internationale de Philatélie awarded him the FIP Medal for Research.
  
  He was professor of mathematics at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
  
  ## Publications
  
  * Historia Postal de Antioquia
  