Maximo Kalaw
Filipino political scientist and novelist
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Maximo Valerio Manguiat Kalaw (May 20, 1891 – March 23, 1954) was a Filipino political scientist and novelist.[1] He was the first Filipino head of the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines.[2][3][4] He argued for Filipino independence from the United States.[5][6] He also served as assemblyman for Batangas's 3rd district from 1935 to 1941 and Secretary of Instruction and Information in 1945.
Maximo Manguiat Kalaw | |
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Photograph from The Commercial & Industrial Manual of the Philippines, 1941 | |
| Secretary of Instruction and Information | |
| In office March 8, 1945 – May 4, 1945 | |
| President | Sergio Osmeña |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. Romulo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Reyes |
| Member of the National Assembly from Batangas's Third District | |
| In office September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1941[a] | |
| Preceded by | Emilio Mayo |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Position next held by Jose Laurel Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1891 |
| Died | March 23, 1954 (aged 62) Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Party | Nacionalista |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (AB) Georgetown University (LLB) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Occupation | Political scientist, educator, author |
| Known for | First Filipino head of the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines |
| Academic work | |
| Notable works | The Philippine Revolution The Present Government of the Philippines Democracy in the Philippines |
He was born in the town of Lipa, Batangas, in the Philippines.[7] He was the brother of Teodoro Kalaw.[7] He studied at the George Washington University and Georgetown University.[7] In 1924, he received a PhD from the University of Michigan.[7] He was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts of the University of the Philippines from 1920-1936.
Works
Kalaw wrote numerous popular articles and essays to newspapers. He also published many articles in learned or professional journals. Some of the books he made include:[8]
- The Case for the Filipinos (1916)
- Self-Government in the Philippines (1919)
- The Development of Philippine Politics (1926)
- Philippine Government Under the Jones Law (1927)
- The Filipino Rebel, a novel (1930)
- Philippine Government (1948)
Notes
- District dissolved into the two-seat Batangas's at-large district for the National Assembly (Second Philippine Republic).