Eduardo Quisumbing was a leading authority of plants in the Philippines. He was a pioneer in the field of botany, and was recognized for his research on Philippine orchids and medicinal plants.
EDUARD QUISUMBING
In 1926, Quisumbing became the first Filipino to be given a fellowship by the United States National Research Council. On his return to the Philippines in 1928, he was appointment as a systematic botanist for the Bureau of Science. Later, he was designated chief of the Natural History Museum, serving from 1940 to 1945 and then as the first director of the National Museum, 1947 to 1962.
One of his major accomplishments was the construction and rehabilitation of the National Herbarium, whose huge collection of plant samples was totally destroyed during the Second World War.
In 1947, he co-founded the Philippine Orchid Society. In his honor, various plants were named after him.
24 November 1895
to 23 August 1986
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