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Dean Conant Worcester, D.Sc., FRGS (October 1, 1866 – May 2, 1924) was an American zoologist, public official, and writer on the Philippines. He was born at Thetford, Vermont, and educated at the University of Michigan (A.B., 1889). Worcester's involvement with the Philippines began in 1887 when he joined a scientific expedition to the region ...
The Schurman Commission, also known as the First Philippine Commission, was established by United States President William McKinley on January 20, 1899, and tasked to study the situation in the Philippines and make recommendations on how the U.S. should proceed after the sovereignty of the Philippines was ceded to the U.S. by Spain on December ...
The exact strength of the unit remains unknown, but Colonel Lucas' letters suggest he commanded an entire regiment. Dean C. Worcester estimates it to be composed of 6,330 men. General Otis, on the other hand, said that this force had been reported to him as being 10,000 men. The unit's mission before the war's outbreak was ambiguous.
This is a compendium of the Filipino generals, commanders, leaders and who fought during the Philippine Revolution, Filipino-American War and the Post-war insurgencies against US occupation of the Philippines. There are 165 generals listed in this article.
On January 23, 1909, the newspaper was sued for libel by Dean Conant Worcester, then-secretary of the interior of the Insular Government of the Philippines. [5] [3]: 426 Worcester felt he was alluded to by the description of someone who had "the characteristics of the vulture, the owl and the vampire."
Title page and frontispiece, Dean Worcester, The Philippines Past and Present (1914) Clapp is the subject of several works of art including a 1972 acrylic painting by National Artist Benedicto Cabrera titled Pit-a-pit's Metamorphosis.
The Philippines gained independence from the United States in the 1946, but Beyer continued at his post at the University of Philippines until 1954. [1] In 1949, he was joined by Wilhelm Solheim , who was known in the Philippines for finding various pottery at different archaeological sites.
The Philippine Commission was the name of two bodies, both appointed by the president of the United States, to assist with governing the Philippines. The First Philippine Commission , also known as the Schurman Commission, was appointed by President William McKinley on January 20, 1899 as a recommendatory body.