About Maximo Kalaw
Lived 1891 – 1955 (aged 63). Maximo Kalaw was a Filipino politician, minister, political scientist and novelist.
Maximo Valerio Manguiat Kalaw (May 20, 1891 – March 23, 1954) was a Filipino political scientist and novelist. He was the first Filipino head of the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines. He argued for Filipino independence from the United States. He also served as assemblyman for Batangas's 3rd district from 1935 to 1941 and Secretary of Instruction and Information in 1945.
He was born in the town of Lipa, Batangas, in the Philippines. He was the brother of Teodoro Kalaw.
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)
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Who was Maximo Kalaw?
Filipino politician
When was Maximo Kalaw born?
Maximo Kalaw was born on 10 May 1891.
When did Maximo Kalaw die?
Maximo Kalaw died on 23 March 1955.
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Maximo Kalaw was a politician, minister, political scientist and novelist.
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Maximo Kalaw was Filipino.
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