Talambuhay ni Alejandro Albert

Alejandro Albert

Alejandro Albert was born on September 1, 1869 in Manila. His parents were Mariano Albert and Ruperta Moyoralgo. He finished Bachelor of Arts at the Ateneo Municipal in 1884 and Pharmacy at the University of Santo Tomas in 1890.

He was an officer in the Military Department of Health of the colonial government. later he established his own pharmacy. People who were against the colonial government used to meet here. Because of this, Albert was suspected of being anti-government. He was investigated but proven innocent. He was one of the founders of the Colegio de Farmaceuticos de Manila.

When the revolution erupted in 1896, he became a coronel in the revolutionary army. Later he was appointed delegate of the province of Zambales in the Malolos Congress of 1898. When the Universidad Literaria de Pilipinas was established in Malolos, Bulacan on October 19, 1898, Albert was appointed Dean of Pharmacy and teacher of Chemistry. 

During the American Era, Alejandro Albert joined the Federal Party, and became the editor of its paper, "La Democracia." He became a teacher occupying a high position at the Liceo de Manila. In 1903, he established the Manila College of Pharmacy. In 1904, he was the Philippine delegate to the Saint Louis Exposition. He was sent to the United States and other places in Asia.

As member of the Philippines Amateur Athletic Federation, he formed the Filipino baseball team which was sent to the United States and Japan in 1913. This was the first Filipino sports team that won in other countries. Albert's two sons were of the team.

He was the second director of the Department of Education in 1917. In 1918, he became the director of Census. When he was appointed second director of the Department of Public Education, he ordered the teaching of native songs and native cookery to Filipino students. He acted as president of the University of the Philippines from 1920 to 1921. He also served as Secretary of Public Education.

Alejandro Albert died on December 20, 1936.