Leandro Heriberto Caballero Fernandez, also known as Leandro H. Fernandez, (March 13, 1889 – 1948) was a

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who will serve as forerunner for later historians in the ranks of

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and

Gregorio F. Zaide Gregorio F. Zaide (May 25, 1907 – October 31, 1986) was a Filipino historian, author and politician from the town of Pagsanjan, Laguna in the Philippines. A multi-awarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and more than 500 articles about history, he ...

. He is well known for being the first Filipino chairperson of the

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Department of History. Notable among his works is ''A Brief History of the Philippines'', a textbook for Grade 7 students during the American period.

Early life

Fernandez was born on March 13, 1889, at Pagsanjan, Laguna. He studied first at Pagsawitan Elementary School, then at Laguna Provincial High School. He also studied at Manila High School. As a ''pensionado'', he was sent to the

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to study. In 1910, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Pedagogy at Tri-State College in

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. In 1912, he obtained a bachelor's degree in Philosophy. In 1913, he graduated with his Master of Arts in History at the

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and his Ph.D. in history at

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. His dissertation is titled ''The Philippine Republic'', later to be published by

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Later career

Fernandez began his academic career as an instructor of history at the

Department of History in 1914. In 1921, he became a full professor. In 1926, he succeeded Austin Craig to become the first Filipino chairperson of the

Department of History. He would also become the longest serving chairperson when his service as chairperson ended in 1947, when he was succeeded by

Tomas Fonacier Tomas Saguitan Fonacier (December 25, 1898 – July 5, 1981) was a Filipino historian and educator. He is known for being the second Filipino chairperson of the University of the Philippines Department of History, and the first dean of the Universit ...

. While serving as chairperson of the department, he also served as University Registrar in 1927 and Dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1934 to 1947. In 1933, he succeeded Maximo Kalaw as editor of the Philippine Social Science Review. In 1941, he was one of the founding members of the Philippine National Historical Association. In 1948, Fernandez died in his home in Pagsanjan, Laguna.

Works

* ''A Brief History of the Philippines'' (1919; republished 1926, 1932, 1951) * ''The Rise of Filipino Nationality'' (1920) * ''Stories of the Provinces: A Brief History of Each of the Provinces in the Philippine Islands'' (1925) * ''The Philippine Republic'' (1926) * ''Philippine History Studies'' (1926) * ''The Story of Our Country'' (1927)

References

* Leandro H. Fernandez Lecture Series.

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. ''September 29, 2015.''

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Leandro 1889 births 1948 deaths 20th-century Filipino historians Historians of Southeast Asia People from Laguna (province) Academic staff of the University of the Philippines