Proceso Gabriel

Proceso Bautista Gabriel (2 July 1887 – 4 November 1935) was a Filipino physician and bacteriologist known for establishing the first privately owned bacteriological laboratory in the Philippines.

Biography Early life Gabriel was born on July 2, 1887, in Santa Cruz, Manila, the second of five children of Juana Bautista and Juan Gabriel, a leather dealer. While practicing his medical profession, he conducted researches on fighting the great epidemics of cholera, smallpox, beriberi, and typhoid fever. Gregorio (born ?), assistant dean and chief of the section of Anatomy of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery; Pedro (born ?), chief chemist of YCO Paints, Elizalde & Company, Inc, and professor of philosophy, University of Santo Tomas; and Angel (born ?), assistant vice-president of F.G.U. Insurance group.

A devout Roman Catholic, he and his wife were members of the Third Order of Saint Dominic.