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León María Guerrero

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Filipino botanist and politician (1853-1935)

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León María Guerrero y Leogardo was a Filipino writer, revolutionary leader, politician, the first licensed pharmacist in the Philippines, and one of the most eminent botanists in the country during the late Spanish colonial period.

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León María Guerrero y Leogardo was a Filipino writer, revolutionary leader, politician, the first licensed pharmacist in the Philippines, and one of the most eminent botanists in the country during the late Spanish colonial period. He is considered to be the "Father of Philippine Pharmacy" due to his extensive studies on local medicinal plants. He is also dubbed as the "Father of Philippine Botany" by Filipino historian Gregorio F. Zaide.

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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1853 to 1935 · aged 82
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