- Eduardo Quisumbing
Eduardo Quisumbíng y Argüelles (1895,
Santa Cruz, Laguna –1986) was a leading authority of plants in thePhilippines .Education
He earned his BSA at
University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1918, his MS at the University of the Philippines Los Baños in 1921, and Ph. D. inPlant Taxonomy ,Systematics and Morphology at theUniversity of Chicago in 1923.Career
From 1920-26 he was attached to the College of Agriculture in U.P., and from 1926-28 to the
University of California ; 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 inGuiuau , at the southern tip ofSamar , made collections in that region. He retired as Director in November 1961, and was for some following years attached to theAraneta University . Dr. Quisumbing undertook restoration of the Herbarium which was completely destroyed during the war.Dr. 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
botany ; Diploma of Merit on Orchidology and Fellow Gold Medal, Malaysian Orchid Society (1966); Gold Medal, American Orchid Society and 1975 PhilAAS Most Outstanding Award.ee also
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* [http://www.nast.dost.gov.ph/pro_quisimbing.htm DOST - National Academy of Science and Technology ] at www.nast.dost.gov.ph
* [http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/fmcollectors/Q/QuisumbingE.htm QuisumbingE ] at www.nationaalherbarium.nl
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