Eduardo Quisumbíng y Argüelles ( Filipino: ''Eduardo Argüelles Quisumbing''; November 11, 1895 – August 23, 1986) was a Filipino biologist and leading authority of plants in the

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Education

He earned his BSA in Biology at the

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in 1918, his MS in botany at the same university in 1921, and Ph.D. in

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systematics Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phy ...

and

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at the

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in 1923.

Career

Eduardo Quisumbing NHI historical marker

From 1920 to 1926 he was attached to the College of Agriculture in U.P., and from 1926 to 1928 to the

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; in 1928 appointed systematic botanist and since February 1934 acting chief of the Natural Museum Division of the Bureau of Science, Manila, now director of the National Museum. When assigned to the U.S. Navy in

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, at the southern tip of

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, made collections in that region. He retired as director in November 1961, and was for some following years attached to the Araneta University. Quisumbing undertook restoration of the Herbarium, which was completely destroyed during the war. Quisumbing was author of taxonomic and morphological papers, many of which deal with orchids, including 'Medicinal plants in the Philippines' (Manila 1951). ''Saccolabium quisumbingii'' has been named in his honour. He was recipient of the Distinguished Service Star (1954) for outstanding contribution to the field of systematic

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; Diploma of Merit on Orchidology and Fellow Gold Medal, Malaysian Orchid Society (1966); Gold Medal, American Orchid Society (1969), and 1975 PhilAAS Most Outstanding Award.

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External links

DOST – National Academy of Science and Technology
at www.nast.dost.gov.ph

at www.nationaalherbarium.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Quisumbing, Eduardo Academic staff of the University of the Philippines Filipino botanists People from Laguna (province) Orchidologists National Scientists of the Philippines Recipients of the Distinguished Service Star 1895 births 1986 deaths Burials at the Libingan ng mga Bayani University of the Philippines Los Baños alumni University of California faculty

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