Ildefonso Santos

This article is about the Filipino poet. For his son, the National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture and Allied Arts, see Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Santiago and the surname or paternal family name is Santos.
Ildefonso Santiago Santos
Born(1897-01-23)January 23, 1897
Tambobong, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJanuary 28, 1984(1984-01-28) (aged 87)
Malabon, Philippines
Alma materNational Teachers College

Ildefonso Santiago Santos (January 23, 1897 – January 28, 1984) was a Filipino educator, poet, and linguist. Recognized as one of the finest poets in Tagalog,[1] Santos was also renowned with his translations of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam and of the Philippine National Anthem, and for his use of the ancient Filipino form of poetry known as Tanaga.

He was the father[2] of Ildefonso P. Santos, Jr., the architect who was awarded as national artist for his outstanding achievement in architecture and allied arts.[3]

  1. ^ Almario, Virgilio, ed. (2004). KWF Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat [KWF Manual of Style] (in Filipino). Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. ISBN 9789710197347.
  2. ^ "Architect IP Santos, Jr. Library Collection Turnover to the College of Architecture Library | UP Library Bulletin Online". uplibrarybulletin.wordpress.com. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  3. ^ gov.ph