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Teodoro Agoncillo | |
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8th Chairperson of University of the Philippines Diliman Department of History | |
In office 1963–1969 | |
Preceded by | Guadalupe Fores-Ganzon |
Succeeded by | Oscar M. Alfonso |
Personal details | |
Born | Teodoro Andal Agoncillo November 9, 1912 Lemery, Batangas, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S. |
Died | January 14, 1985 Manila, Philippines | (aged 72)
Nationality | Philippines |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Manila (BA, MA) |
Occupation | Essayist historian poet |
Awards | National Scientist of the Philippines |
Teodoro Andal Agoncillo (November 9, 1912 – January 14, 1985) was a prominent Filipino historian from the 20th century. He and his contemporary Renato Constantino were among the first Filipino historians renowned for promoting a distinctly nationalist point of view of Filipino history (nationalist historiography). He was also an essayist and a poet.