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Esperidión Arsenio Manuel (1909 - 2003), known as E. Arsenio Manuel, was a
Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
academic, historian, and anthropologist best known for his contributions to Philippine anthropology, history, literature, and linguistics. During a three-decade academic career at the
University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; fil, Pamantasan ng Pilipinas Unibersidad ng Pilipinas) is a state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 20 ...
, he wrote a seminal survey of Philippine folk epics, and was responsible for discovering and publishing folk epics from the Manuvu, Matigsalug, and Ilianon peoples. He is sometimes referred to as the "''Dean of Filipino Anthropology''" and "''Father of Philippine Folklore''."


Major awards

Among the most significant honors awarded to E. Arsenio Manuel were the
Cultural Center of the Philippines The Cultural Center of the Philippines ( fil, Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas, or CCP) is a government-owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines.Presidential Decree No. ...
' ''Gawad Para sa Sining'' in 1989; and the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines ( fil, Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, ceb, Nasodnong Komisyon alang sa Budaya ug mga Arte) is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. ...
' ''Dangal Alab ng Haraya'' Award for a lifetime achievement in cultural research, in 2000. E. Arsenio Manuel was made a National social Scientist of the Philippines in 1991.


See also

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Isabelo de los Reyes Isabelo de los Reyes Sr. y Florentino, also known as Don Belong (July 7, 1864 – October 10, 1938), was a prominent Filipino politician, writer, journalist, and labor activist in the 19th and 20th centuries. He was the original founder of the ...
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Damiana Eugenio Damiana Ligon Eugenio (September 27, 1921 – October 10, 2014) was a Filipino female author and professor who was known as the ''Mother of Philippine Folklore'', a title she received in 1986. Apart from teaching at the University of the Phil ...
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Gilda Cordero Fernando Gilda Cordero-Fernando (June 4, 1930 – August 27, 2020) was a Filipino writer, visual artist, fashion designer and publisher. Early life and education She was born in Manila, has a ''B.A.'' from St. Theresa's College-Manila, and an ''M.A.'' f ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manuel, E. Arsenio 1909 births People from Nueva Ecija 20th-century Filipino historians Filipino anthropologists 20th-century anthropologists 2003 deaths