Nicanor Reyes Sr.

Nicanor Reyes Sr.
Portrait of Reyes done by Fernando Amorsolo
Born
Nicanor Icasiano y Reyes

(1894-01-02)2 January 1894
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died9 February 1945(1945-02-09) (aged 51)
Manila, Philippines
Resting place
Manila Memorial Park – Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
EducationUniversity of the Philippines (A.B., 1915)
New York University Stern School of Business (B.A., 1917)
Columbia University (M.B.A., Ph. D.)
OccupationEducator
Known forFounder of Far Eastern University
TitleHead, Department of Economics, University of the Philippines
President, Far Eastern University (1934–1945)
SpouseAmparo De Leon Mendoza-Reyes
Children5

Nicanor "Nick" Baptista Reyes Sr. (born Nicanor Icasiano y Reyes; January 2, 1894 – February 9, 1945) was a Filipino educator. He was the founder and first president of the Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines.[1]

Biography

Nicanor B. Reyes Sr was born to civil engineer Abelardo Icasiano and Macaria Baptista Reyes-Icasiano in Trozo (part of Benavidez Street nearby San Jose de Trozo Church), Tondo, District 2, Manila.[2][3]

He earned an A.B. in 1915 from the University of the Philippines, a bachelor's degree in Commercial Science from New York University in 1917, and a Master of Arts degree in Business Administration from Columbia University the following year. He received his Ph.D. in Accountancy from Columbia - the first Filipino to do so, which was also the first degree of its kind to be awarded by Columbia.[4][5]

Reyes was married to Amparo de Leon Mendoza-Reyes and had five children.[5]

Death

Towards the end of the Pacific War, during the Battle of Manila, the retreating Japanese forces killed Reyes, his wife, and their two youngest children on February 9, 1945, at their residence along Taft Avenue. Their remains are buried at the Manila Memorial Park.[6]

Legacy

  • In 1970, the FEU Institute of Medicine, School of Medical Technology, and FEU Hospital were converted into a non-stock, non-profit educational foundation, the FEU - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation.[7]
  • In 1994, in commemoration of his birth centennial, FEU Diliman was established.[8]
  • Morayta Street in Sampaloc, Manila wherein the university is situated has been renamed after him.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "FEU Chronicles Bravery in Building an Academic Legacy". Philippine Primer. February 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mr. F.E.U.: the culture hero that was Nicanor Reyes". Filipinas Heritage Library (Library catalog listing). Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ↑ "History". The Far Eastern University Dr Nicanor Reyes School of Medicine Alumni Foundation. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  4. ↑ Anything!, iCPA: I. Can Pass (9 December 2017). "3 Admirable Filipino CPAs Any Aspiring Accountant Should Know About | College Life". iCPA. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. 1 2 Be Brave: The Story of Far Eastern University, August 2020, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-10
  6. ↑ Yuichi Desquitado; Mark Vincent A. Durano (February 22, 2024). "Spot the difference: #FEU96 shifts from customs last foundation anniversary". FEU Advocate. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  7. ↑ "History | FEU-NRMF". www.feu-nrmf.ph. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. ↑ "FEU Diliman". feudiliman.edu.ph. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  9. ↑ "Did you know: Miguel Morayta". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-10.


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