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Cesar Adib Majul (October 21, 1923 - October 11, 2003) was a Philippine historian best known for his work on the history of Islam in the Philippines, and on the life of Apolinario Mabini. Majul was born in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippine Islands, to an Ibanag mother and a Syrian
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father. He was educated at the University of the Philippines and
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Education

He studied his primary and secondary education at the De La Salle High School. At the advent of the Second World War, he postponed his studies and only entered college after the war. In 1947, he obtained his Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy at the University of the Philippines-Diliman and afterwards, got his Master's degree in the same course at the same university, six years after (in 1953). His masteral thesis advisor was Dr. Ricardo Pascual, one of the eminent Filipino philosophers. In 1957, he went to Cornell University to obtain his doctorate degree.


Career

From 1961 until 1966, Majul was Dean of the University College at the University of the Philippines, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1969 to 1971. Majul studied and wrote about the Moro people and the history of Islam in the Philippines. He helped the future Moro revolutionary leader Nur Misuari become a lecturer at the University of the Philippines. He converted to Islam in his adulthood, later living in the
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. He died of prostate cancer on Saturday, October 11, 2003 in his home in San Pablo, California.


Awards

He received the Republic Heritage Award for "the most outstanding contribution to historical writing" during the period from May 1, 1960 to April 30, 1961, as well as the First Prize in the Biography Contest on the life of Apolinario Mabini in 1964. He also received the Distinguished Scholar Award in 1968 from the University of the Philippines.


Selected works

*''Muslims in the Philippines'', University of the Philippines Press (1973, 1999) *''The Political and Constitutional Ideas of the Philippine Revolution'', University of the Philippines Press (1957, 1999) *''Apolinario Mabini: Revolutionary'', National Historical Commission (1964) *''Mabini and the Philippine Revolution'', University of the Philippines Press (1960)


See also

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Arab settlement in the Philippines Arab traders have been visiting the Philippines for about 2,000 years, playing a prominent role in the trade networks of the time. They used Southeast Asia for stopovers and trading posts. Since the 14th century, Arab travelers such as Makhdun ...
* Islam in the Philippines


References

1923 births 2003 deaths Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from prostate cancer Converts to Islam Cornell University alumni Islam in the Philippines University of the Philippines faculty Filipino Muslims Filipino people of Syrian descent People from Cagayan Filipino expatriates in the United States {{Philippines-academic-bio-stub