Anacleto Del Rosario: • • •
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born on 13 July 1860 at Santa Cruz, Manila died on 2 May 1895 He was a leading !e"ist in t!e #!ili$$ines #!ili$$ines during during t!e S$anis! era in #!ili$$ine !istory% !istory % &egarded &egarded as t!e '(at!er o) #!ili$$ine Siene and *aboratory' +el &osario inented t!e )or"ula )or $roduing a $ure -ind o) alo!ol )ro" tuba in tuba in a ni$a $al"% $al" % .!is )or"ula won t!e /rst $rize $rize during t!e orld orld (air (air in #aris, (rane in (rane in 1881% +el &osario etrated astor oil )ro" oil )ro" t!e palma t!e palma christi, christi, literally t!e '$al" o) C!rist' astor astor bean, bean, a natie $lant in t!e #!ili$$ines%
4naleto +el &osario 13 July 1860 2 May 1895 was a leading $!ar"aist and !e"ist during t!e S$anis! $eriod% He was re)erred to as t!e (at!er o) *aboratory Siene in t!e #!ili$$ines% He "arried aleriana aleriana aldezo aldezo on 18 4$ril 1883% .!ey !ad t!ree !ildren, Jose, *uis, and &ose% Early life and education
+el &osario was born on 13 July 1869 on 7uiotan Street now na"ed Sales Street in !ono !onorr o) !is !is "ate "atern rnal al na"e na"e in Santa Cruz, Manil Manila a% He was t!e only one w!o suried out o) t!e eleen !ildren o) ugenio +el &osario and Casi"ira Sales% His )at!er was a "a-er o) ordons used by t!e "ilitary w!ile !is "ot!er was a street endor o) )ruits, egetables, and ot!er )ood% His )at!er died w!en !e was /e years old, leaing !is "ot!er to su$$ort !is s!ooling%
+el &osario /rst studied in)or"ally under t!e guidane o) an unle w!o was a lawyer% He reeied !is $ri"ary eduation under $riate tutors and !is seondary eduation )ro" a s!ool "aster% n 18:3, +el &osario was enrolled in 4teneo Munii$al de Manila w!en !e was already in !is t!ird year% He be)riended Jose &izal and studied *atin under (raniso de #aula San!ez% He "ade eletri bells, toys, !ouse!old /tures, and ot!er ob;ets w!i! !e sold )or etra ino"e% He was "ade a "e"ber o) t!e Congregaion Mariana in reognition o) !is outstanding $er)or"ane in s!ool and !is good alues% 4)ter reeiing !is
n 22 ?oe"ber 18:9, !is sienti/ essay entitled Estudio Sonre a Unidád de las Fuerzas Fisicas won a onsolation $rize in an o$en o"$osition !eld by t!e *ieo 4rtistio@*iterario o) Manila% >n 6 4ugust 1881 t!e goern"ent a$$ointed !i" to t!e o""ission tas-ed to study t!e "ineral waters o) t!e #!ili$$ines, een t!oug! !e was still an undergraduate% >n 25 Se$te"ber 1881, in t!e o"$etition s$onsored by t!e &eal Soiedad ono"ia de 4"igos del #ais on its entenary elebration, del &osarioAs Un Estudio Sobre las Aguas Minerales de Zaragoza won !onorable "ention w!ile anot!er $iee entitled Los Ofdios Venonosos Más omunes del !ais won !i" a di$lo"a and a siler "edal% 4)ter obtaining t!e title agrimensor " perito tasador de terrenos e$ert sureyor and assessor o) lands )ro" t!e 4teneo Munii$al, +el &osario wor-ed as a $riate sureyor and sureyed t!e !aiendas owned by "ilio 4raneta in Silay, ?egros >idental, a"ong ot!ers% He used !is earnings to ontinue !is studies at t!e =niersity o) Santo .o"as, su$$ort !is "ot!er, buy boo-s and "iroso$e% He /nally graduated )ro" =S. in Mar! 1882 wit! a degree in $!ar"ay wit! Buali/ation o) sobresaliente substitute% Career
4s !e"ist, +el &osario $artly built t!e o""erial na"es o) t!e "anu)aturers o) t!e 4yala distillery% He was suess)ul in $roduing alo!ol )ro" ni$a tuba wine w!i! was absolutely )ree o) !arateristi odor% He sold !is )or"ula )or t!e $uri/ation o) loal alo!ol to 4yala Co"$any% .!ey e!ibited t!e alo!ol at t!e orldAs (air in #aris in 1881 w!ere it won /rst $rize% +el &osario wor-ed as an a$$rentie in a )riendAs establis!"ent )or so"e ti"e be)ore setting u$ a drug store wit! nriBue #erez as a $artner% He also wor-ed as a !e"ist in t!e *a &osario distillery on &% Hidalgo Street w!i! was t!en "anaged by
>n 1: June 1882, +el &osario was a$$ointed $!ar"aist@"e"ber o) t!e Sanitary Co""ission in t!e 8t! distrit o) Manila% !en t!e !olera outbrea- !a$$ened, !e was assigned to a Buarantine station in Marieles, n 11 Mar! 1883 !e was assigned as $!ar"aist@"e"ber in t!e Junta ns$etoria y 4d"inistradora o) t!e n 2D January 1885, +el &osario was a$$ointed to t!e body reated to study t!e "ineral waters o) *uzon% He o@wrote Memoria #escripti$a de los Manantiales Minero%medicinales de la &sla de Luzon $ublis!ed in 1890 and Estudio #escripti$o de Algunos Manantiales Minerales de Filpinas $ublis!ed in 1893% >n 10 Mar! 1885 +el &osario was na"ed "unii$al $!ar"aist )or t!e nort! distrit o) n 28 July 1885, !e was awarded )or !is serie by t!e =niersity o) Santo .o"as during t!e inauguration o) t!e Carriedo ater Syste" in Manila% >n 23 +ee"ber 188:, +el &osario $assed a goern"ent ea" and t!e )ollowing January 1: !e was a$$ointed diretor o) t!e Munii$al *aboratory o) Manila% +el &osario was o)ounder and seretary o) t!e College o) #!ar"aists w!i! was organized on 29 ?oe"ber 1891% He belonged to t!e Manila C!a"ber o) Co""ere and sered as its seretary )or a ti"e% +uring !is ter", !e wrote two o) its annual re$orts and edited its 'oletin% +el &osario one reo""ended t!e dredging o) t!e #asig &ier a)ter !e )ound out t!at algae aused its $ersisting odor% He "ade "ore t!an 50 analysis o) "ineral s$rings and "ediinal waters o) t!e #!ili$$ines during !is li)eti"e% He was ordered by t!e goern"ent o) Manila to re$ort on beer adulterations in 188: and also "ade 303 !e"ial analysis o) ane sugar )or Eer Co"$any in t!e sa"e year% Published works
Fl 4nalysis 7ui"io de las 4guas Minerales,G in La Oceania Espa(ola 8, 1D, 15 ?oe"ber 1885 F*a *e!e de Caraballa,G ibid%, 28 Mar!1885 FContribuin al studio de la senia de lang@ilang,G in )e$isita Farmaceutica de Filipinas* January 3, Mar! 3, and 4$ril 3 in 1893
Fl Iuano de (ili$inas,G ibid%, 3 May 1893
Los Olores del !asig Manila 1886
Apuntes para el Estudio de un +ue$o Ent,fto Manila 188: )esultado de los Anal"sis Micro%-uimicos en la !ro$incia de Manila 1888
.he !urifcation o/ !hilippine Alcohols
4naleto +el &osario Enown as t!e (at!er o) *aboratory Siene in t!e #!ili$$ines, 4naleto +el &osario wor-ed as a !e"ist during t!e S$anis! $eriod o) t!e #!ili$$ines !istory% .!e owner o) seeral dierent drug stores in t!e #!ili$$ines w!ere !e wor-ed as a $ro)essional !e"ist% &osario "anaged
