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Anacleto Del Rosario y Sales, Aged 35, Was Born On July 13, 1860, in Santa Cruz, Manila, Within The Captaincy General of The Philippines, and Resided at The Same Address in Santa Cruz, Manila, Cap
Anacleto Del Rosario y Sales, Aged 35, Was Born On July 13, 1860, in Santa Cruz, Manila, Within The Captaincy General of The Philippines, and Resided at The Same Address in Santa Cruz, Manila, Cap
Anacleto del Rosario, a Filipino Chemist, Anacleto del Rosario began his career in the
began his education in a private pharmaceutical business, partnering with Don
institution, where his guardian supervised Enrique Perez and Don Benito Legarda. He later
him. He joined Ateneo de Manila University became a Chemist at the LA Rosario distillery
at 13 and became president of the and studied bacteriology during the cholera
Congregacion Mariana, a religious outbreak. He was appointed as a Pharmacist
organization. Anacleto earned a degree in member of the Commission of Health and later
Bachelor of Arts in 1876 and later studied joined the Junta Inspectora de Bilibid. In 1886,
land surveying at the University of Santo he passed a thesis in analytical chemistry at
Tomas. At 22, he also completed a Pharmacy the Manila Mint, leading to the directorship of
and a Master of Science degree. the Municipal Laboratory of the City of Manila.
Furthermore, he also pursued other degrees, He studied medical waters in various locations
including a preparatory course in Natural and published two works on mineral water in
History, Plant Pharmaceutical Matter, Luzon. He also worked as a chemist at the Ayala
Animal and Mineral Pharmaceutical Matter, distillery, discovering a process for purifying
Chemical-inorganic Pharmacy, and Chemical- alcohol and making nipa wine similar to Spanish
organic Pharmacy. In his first year, he had wine.
the highest honors.