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Anacleto del Rosario
Filipino chemist
Anacleto del Rosario | |
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Del Rosario in Crónica de las Ciencias Médicas de Filipinas, c. 1890s | |
| Born | July 13, 1860 Santa Cruz, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | May 2, 1895 (aged 35) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University, University of Santo Tomas |
| Occupation(s) | chemist, notably in Biochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, pharmacist |
| Spouse | Valeriana Valdezco |
| Children | 3,
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Anacleto del Rosario y Sales (July 13, 1860, Santa Cruz, Manila – May 2, 1895) was a leading chemist in the Philippines during the Spanish era in Philippine history. Regarded as the "Father of Philippine Science and Laboratory", del Rosario invented the formula for producing a pure kind of alcohol from tuba in a nipa palm.
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