Jose Rizal

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

I.Educational Background

Specialization: Eye specialization, University of Heidelberg, Germany,1887 History and Psychology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, August 1886 Degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters, Universidad Central de Madrid,
June 19, 1885 Degree of Licentiate in Medicine, Universidad Central de Madrid, June 21, 1884 Tertiary: University of Sto. Thomas, Curso de Ampliacion/ Advanced Course in Physics,
Chemistry and Natural History, 1878-1879 University of Sto. Thomas, Cosmology, Metaphysics Theodicy and History of
Philosophy, 1877-1878 Secondary: Sobresaliente, Degree of Bachelor of Arts with highest Honors, Ateneo de
Municipal, 1872-1877 Private lessons in Spanish, Santa Isabel College, 1872-1877

II. Awards/Honors/Distinctions Received

1885 He received an excellent rating upon receiving the Degree of Licentiate in Philosophy and Letters in Universidad Central de Madrid
1884 He received the Degree in Medical Doctor in Universidad Central de Madrid
1880 He won a prize in writing his first sarsuela, Junto al Pasig (Sa Tabi ng Pasig)
1879 His poem "A La Juventud Filipina" (To the Filipino Youth) won the first prize in LiceoArtisticoLiterario On the same year, He won first prize in writing "El Consejo de los Dioses" or Ang Konseho ng mga Dios
1878-1881 In University of Santo Tomas, he received a global grade of Notable or Very Good in all his subjects and awarded the second best among the seven students who took medicine in UST He received his degree and diploma of honorable mention Sobresaliente in ActoMetafisica/Metaphysics Sobresaliente in his four Philosophy subjects Sobresaliente in Advances in Chemistry Sobresaliente in Therapeutics Sobresaliente in Medicine Matter and Art of Prescribing
1877-1878 In Ateneo Municipal de Manila, he was awarded with highest honors among his classmates (Sobresaliente)
First Year - Excellent
Second Year - Excellent
Third Year - Excellent
Fourth Year - Excellent He received his degree in his Land Surveying Course/Agrimensor y Perito. Tosador de Tierras

III. Affiliations

La Liga Filipina (1892) Kidlat club (1889), Paris Berlin Ethnological Society (1886), Germany Berlin Anthropological Society (1886), Gemany Gran Oriente de Espana, Acacia Ldge No.9, Madrid (Freemason, 1884) Circulo Hispano-Filipino, Madrid (1882)

IV. Experiences Rizal had earlier volunteered his services as a doctor in Cuba and was given leave by Governor-General Ramón Blanco to serve in Cuba to minister to victims of yellow fever. Rizal and Josephine left Dapitan on August 1, 1896 with letter of recommendation from Blanco.
From December 1891 to June 1892, Rizal lived with his family in Number 2 of Rednaxela Terrace, Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island. Rizal used 5 D 'Aguilar Street, Central district, Hong Kong Island as his ophthalmologist clinic from 2 pm to 6 pm.
In October, 1885, Rizal was living in Paris, where he sojourned for about 4 months. He worked as an assistant to Dr. Louis de Weckert (1852-1906), leading French ophthalmologist (Zaide, 1992).
In Heidelberg, Rizal worked in the clinic of Dr. Javier Galezowsky (1892-1907), famous Polish ophthalmologist.
He also studied under Dr. Otto Becker, great German authority on ophthalmology.
He had operated his mother’s eyes.
V. Works of Rizal A. Published Ultimo Adios 1896 December Canto del Viajero 1896 La Curacion de los Hechizados 1895 November 15 Mi Retiro, A mi madre 1895 A.D. Ricardo Carnicero 1892 August 26 Liga Filipina 1892 A los Filipinos 1892 El Filibusterismo 1891 A mi 1890 December 15 Mariang Makiling 1890 La Masoneria 1889 or 1890 A Filipinas 1889 Dudas 1887 May 26 Arte Metrica del Tagalog 1887 April Noli me Tangere 1887 February 21 Dimanche des Rameaux 1887 Flores de Heidelberg 1887 Tagalische Verskunst 1887 Tartarin sur les Alps 1887 Essai su Pierre Corneille 1885-1887 Le Pistolet de la Petite Baronne 1886 Madrid 1886 Llanto y Risa 1884-1885 Discurso del Dr. Rizal el Banquete dado en honor 1884 de los pinteros Filipinos Discurso pronunciado en el banquete celebrado en el 1883 December 31 Café de Madrid AC 1883 August 22 Me Piden Versos! 1882 October El Amor Patrio 1882 June La Pecheuse et le Poisson 1877 Leyenda Gran Consuelo en la mayor Desdicha 1877 Alianza intima entre la Religion y la educacion 1876 April 1 El Embarque 1874 Sa aking mga kabata 1869 A mi Criador Canto de Maria Clara Dapitan Doña Geromina El Agua y el Fuego El Heroismo Filipinas desgaciada Flor entre flores La Tortuga y El Mono Makamisa Maligaya y Maria Sinagtala Memorias de un Gallo Mi Primer Recuerdo Paalala sa mga Mapagusapin Pobres Frailes Una visita del Señor a Filipinas Una Soiree Chez M.B. Unter den Linden A Josefina A la Juventud Filipina A la Virgen Maria Al Niño Jesus Himno A Talisay Fray Rodriguez Manifesto a Algunos Filipinos Por Telefono Sa mga Kababayang Dalaga sa Malolos Sobre La Indolencia de los Filipinos

B. Unpublished Ampliacion a mi mapa de la isla de Mindanao 1895 La Defensa 1889 April 30 Acerca de Tawalisi de Ibn 1889 January 7 Ma-yi 1888 Los Animales de Suan 1887-1888 Colon y Juan 1887 Histoire d’une clef 1887 Avesta Vendidad 1884-1885 La fete de Sain Isidro 1884 or 1885 Apuntes sobre la conjugation del verbo”matar” en arabe 1883-1885 Apuntes Clinica 1883-1884 Academia de Ciencias Filosoficos-naturales 1881-1882 Las Dudas 1882 November 7 La instruction 1882 Revisita de Madrid 1882 November 2 Estado de religiosidad de los pueblos en Filipinos 1881 Felicitacion 1875 Ang Dalawang Magkapatid Apuntes sobre gramatica francesa Colegio Moderno El Sentimiento de lo Bello Le Milan et la Poule Pensamientos de un Filipino Un libre Pensador Un Recuerdo A La Patria A La Señorita S.K. Alin mang Lahi Kundiman Adios a Leonor Leonor Mi Primera Inspiracion

VI. Seminars and Conferences Attended
Jose’s first tutor was his mother. After, his parents employed 3 private tutors, one after another, at his early age to teach him at home. They were Maestro Celestino, Maestro Lucas Padua and Leon Monroy, in order. The last mentioned was his father’s former classmate who taught him Spanish and Latin. Not long, Monroy died; Jose’s parents then enrolled him to a private school in Biñan. Near Jose’s school lived Juancho, an old painter who happened to be his school teacher’s father-in-law. Jose, attracted by his love with arts, spent his vacant hours at Juancho’s painter’s studio for the latter’s free lessons in drawing and painting. By 1872, Jose’s first year in Ateneo, he took private lessons (to enhance his Spanish) and paid three pesos for those. It was during recesses at noon in Santa Isabel College. Also, in his stay in Ateneo, he had spent his leisure hours with Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez to help him iprove his literary talent; on his last years in the said school, he studied painting and sculpture under Agustin Saez (a Spanish painter) and Romualdo de Jesus (a Filipino sculptor), respectively. Under a private instructor, Rizal took lessons in French, German, and English, while he was enrolled in Universidad Central de Madrid in Medicine and Philosophy and Letters on November 3, 1882. While Jose Rizal was at Madrid again, a meeting was held which proceeded to the business of electing the Responsible. The election was done during February, 1891 at its first week. It was between Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar. It was agreed that the one who’ll take the position must obtain two-thirds of the votes. On the first day of balloting, Rizal was winning but he couldn’t get 2/3 votes. The same thing happened on the second day. During day 3, Mariano Ponce asked the Filipinos to vote Rizal; hence, Rizal won. Yet, Rizal declined the position. July 3, 1892 (Sunday) in the evening, Rizal attended a meeting at Doroteo Ongjunco’s (a Chinese-Filipino Mestizo) house, on Ylaya Street, Tondo, Manila. It was when the La Liga Filipina was found. While he was exiled in Dapitan, Rizal volunteered to be a military doctor, as advised by Blumentritt, in Cuba, which was in a revolution and a raging yellow fever epidemic.

VII. Hobbies and Talents

Talents
Actor
Agriculturist
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
Ascetic
Botanist
Businessman
Cartographer
Chess Player
Commentator
Conchologist
Dramatist
Economist
Educator
Essayist
Ethnologist
Farmer
Fencer
Folklorist
Geographer
Grammarian
Historian
Horticulturist
Ichthyologist
Inventor
Journalist
Judoka
Linguist
Musician
Mythologist
Nationalist
Novelist
Ophthalmologist
Painter
Pharmacologist
Philosopher
Physical culturist
Physician
Poet
Politician
Polyglot
Proofreader
Propagandist
Researcher
Scientist
Sculptor
Sharpshooter
Sinologist
Sociologist
Sodalist
Sportsman
Translator
Writer

Hobbies
Fencing
Playing Chess
Gun Slinging
Judo
Writing Novels and Poems
Reading
Painting
Sketching
Travelling

VIII. Character References

Ferdinand Blumentritt (September 10, 1853, Prague – September 20, 1913) - close friendship with the writer and Propagandist, José Rizal, and the numerous correspondence between the two provide a vital reference for Rizal historians and scholars, including his last letter from prison before the execution.
Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez (1849-1928) was a Jesuit priest and mentor to the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal.

Juan Luna (October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) - was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.

References: Ferdinand Blumentritt (September 10, 1853, Prague – September 20, 1913) - close friendship with the writer and Propagandist, José Rizal, and the numerous correspondence between the two provide a vital reference for Rizal historians and scholars, including his last letter from prison before the execution. Fr. Francisco de Paula Sanchez (1849-1928) was a Jesuit priest and mentor to the Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal. Juan Luna (October 23, 1857 – December 7, 1899) - was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.