Maximo Kalaw
Maximo Manguiat Kalaw | |
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Photograph from The Commercial & Industrial Manual of the Philippines, 1941 | |
| Secretary of Instruction and Information | |
| In office March 8, 1945 – May 4, 1945 | |
| President | Sergio Osmeña |
| Preceded by | Carlos P. Romulo |
| Succeeded by | Jose Reyes |
| Member of the National Assembly from Batangas's Third District | |
| In office September 16, 1935 – December 30, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Emilio Mayo |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Position next held by Jose Laurel Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 20, 1891 Lipa, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | March 23, 1954 (aged 62) Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Alma mater | University of Washington (AB) Georgetown University (LLB) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Occupation | Political scientist, educator, author |
| Known for | First Filipino head of the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines |
| Academic work | |
| Notable works | The Philippine Revolution The Present Government of the Philippines Democracy in the Philippines |
Maximo Valerio Manguiat Kalaw (May 20, 1891 – March 23, 1954) was a Filipino political scientist and novelist. He was the first Filipino head of the Department of Political Science at the University of the Philippines. He argued for Filipino independence from the United States. He also served as assemblyman for Batangas's 3rd district from 1935 to 1941 and Secretary of Instruction and Information in 1945.
He was born in the town of Lipa, Batangas, in the Philippines. He was the brother of Teodoro Kalaw. He studied at the George Washington University and Georgetown University. In 1924, he received a PhD from the University of Michigan. He was Dean of the College of Liberal Arts of the University of the Philippines from 1920-1936.