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 References Colombian philatelists Signatories to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists 1928 births 2007 deaths Colombian civil engineers People from Medellín National University of Colombia faculty Fellows of the Royal Philatelic Society London