Juan felipe de jesus nakpil biography sample
Juan felipe de jesus nakpil biography sample
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Juan Nakpil
Filipino architect (–)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nakpil and the second or maternal family name is de Jesús.
Juan Felipe de Jesús Nakpil,KGCR, KSS (born Juan Felipe Nakpil y de Jesús; May 26, – May 7, ) known as Juan Nakpil, was a Filipino architect, teacher and a community leader.
In , he was named one of the National Artists for architecture.[2] He was regarded as the Dean of Filipino Architects.
Early life
He was the eighth child of the Philippine Revolution veterans Julio Nakpil and Gregoria de Jesús (who married the former after the death of her first husband Andrés).[3]
Education
He studied engineering at the University of California and later, at the University of Kansas, where he received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He then studied architecture at the Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts in France upon the recommendation of Jean Jacques Haffner, one of his professo