Salvador del Mundo (chemist)

Salvador del Mundo (28 October 1902 – 13 February 1945) was a Filipino chemist specializing in ceramics. Born in Boac, Marinduque, del Mundo graduated, summa cum laude, with a degree in chemistry from the University of the Philippines in 1925, and obtained a doctorate degree from the University of Santo Tomas in 1934. His scientific career led him to become the lead chemist of the ceramics laboratory of the government Bureau of Science, which is now the Department of Science and Technology, production manager of the Ceramics Industries of the Philippines, and professorships at the University of the Philippines and the University of Santo Tomas. Del Mundo also became a member of the German Ceramics Society and the Philippine Scientific Society.[1]

Salvador del Mundo
Born(1902-10-28)October 28, 1902
DiedFebruary 13, 1945(1945-02-13) (aged 42)
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsWorkplaces:
Bureau of Science
Ceramics Industries of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
University of Santo Tomas
Society memberships:
German Ceramics Society
Philippine Scientific Society

References

  1. Historical Markers: Regions I-IV and CAR. Manila: National Historical Institute. 1993. p. 212. ISBN 9715380611.



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