2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/197983The major contributions of Richard H. Dalitz to hypernuclear physics, since his first paper in 1955 to his last one in 2005 covering a span of 50 years during which he founded and led the theoretical study of hypernuclei, are reviewed from a personal perspective. Topical remarks on the search for quasi-bound antikaon-nuclear states and on kaon condensation are made.prepared for NPA vol. 804 (2008), Recent Advances in Strangeness Nuclear Physics, edited by A. Gal and R.S. Hayano; a preliminary version appeared in the proceedings of HYP06Nuclear TheoryHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenologytext