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== Notable German residents or visitors ==
== Notable German residents or visitors ==
*Ernest Berg: Founded Berg Department Store, a notable Escolta business.
*Reinhold Boie: In 1884 he and another German bought a Manila drugstore originally founded by a Spaniard in 1830, to which he gave his name. In the 1930s Botica Boie was said to have been the largest drugstore in Asia. Boie is now primarily a pharmaceutical company.
*Reinhold Boie: In 1884 he and another German bought a Manila drugstore originally founded by a Spaniard in 1830, to which he gave his name. In the 1930s Botica Boie was said to have been the largest drugstore in Asia. Boie is now primarily a pharmaceutical company.
*Arthur Julius Nicolaus Gabler-Gumbert: (11 June 1882, Scharley, Germany — 1940, Philippines) Architect who designed many fine and modern buildings in Manila such as the Plaridel Temple, Alhambra Cigar Factory, Manila Gas Corporation buildings, Holy Ghost College, San Miguel Brewery (several buildings), Yutivo Building, China Banking Corporation building, Dr. I. de Santos building, German Club, and the Boulevard Apartments. He arrived in the Philippines on 19 December 1911, resided in Manila and became a Philippine citizen.
*Arthur Julius Nicolaus Gabler-Gumbert: (11 June 1882, Scharley, Germany — 1940, Philippines) Architect who designed many fine and modern buildings in Manila such as the Plaridel Temple, Alhambra Cigar Factory, Manila Gas Corporation buildings, Holy Ghost College, San Miguel Brewery (several buildings), Yutivo Building, China Banking Corporation building, Dr. I. de Santos building, German Club, and the Boulevard Apartments. He arrived in the Philippines on 19 December 1911, resided in Manila and became a Philippine citizen.
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*[[Fedor Jagor]]: This scientist published ''Reisen in den Philippinen''.
*[[Fedor Jagor]]: This scientist published ''Reisen in den Philippinen''.
*[[William August Kobbé]]: This American general of German ancestry served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War.
*[[William August Kobbé]]: This American general of German ancestry served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War.
*Albert Kolb: Professor and author of ''Die Philippinen'', a 503-page geographic-economic treatise.
*Matthias Kraut: This businessman established a stained glass manufacturing company in 1912 which is still in business.
*Matthias Kraut: This businessman established a stained glass manufacturing company in 1912 which is still in business.
*[[Walter Krueger]]: This American of German ancestry served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War, and returned in 1944 as a general.
*[[Walter Krueger]]: This American of German ancestry served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War, and returned in 1944 as a general.

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Notable German residents or visitors

  • Ernest Berg: Founded Berg Department Store, a notable Escolta business.
  • Reinhold Boie: In 1884 he and another German bought a Manila drugstore originally founded by a Spaniard in 1830, to which he gave his name. In the 1930s Botica Boie was said to have been the largest drugstore in Asia. Boie is now primarily a pharmaceutical company.
  • Arthur Julius Nicolaus Gabler-Gumbert: (11 June 1882, Scharley, Germany — 1940, Philippines) Architect who designed many fine and modern buildings in Manila such as the Plaridel Temple, Alhambra Cigar Factory, Manila Gas Corporation buildings, Holy Ghost College, San Miguel Brewery (several buildings), Yutivo Building, China Banking Corporation building, Dr. I. de Santos building, German Club, and the Boulevard Apartments. He arrived in the Philippines on 19 December 1911, resided in Manila and became a Philippine citizen.
  • Wolfgang von Gronau: This aviator flew a Dornier hydroplane around the world in 1932. Along his route he stopped at Manila and Zamboanga. His voyage foreshadowed the Pan American Airways flying boat flights to the Philippines which began in 1935. There is a street in San Andres, Manila which bears his name.[1]
  • Karl Heinzen: He represented Hamburg manufacturers of iron roofing and other metal equipment.
  • Fedor Jagor: This scientist published Reisen in den Philippinen.
  • William August Kobbé: This American general of German ancestry served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War.
  • Albert Kolb: Professor and author of Die Philippinen, a 503-page geographic-economic treatise.
  • Matthias Kraut: This businessman established a stained glass manufacturing company in 1912 which is still in business.
  • Walter Krueger: This American of German ancestry served in the Philippines during the Philippine-American War, and returned in 1944 as a general.
  • Adolf Bernhard Meyer: Curator of the Royal Museum of Ethnography in Dresden, who wrote Album von Philippinentypen. He resided in the Philippines for a few years to collect natural history specimens for his museum.
  • Hans Meyer: Author of Die Igorotten von Luzon (Philippinen).
  • Adolfo Richter: Businessman who owned an Escolta store founded in 1877.
  • Alfredo Roensch: Businessman who owned an Escolta store founded in 1875.
  • Otto Scheerer: UP Professor, founder of UP linguistics department, colonial government official, and author of "On Baguio's Past" and "The Nabaloi Dialect."
  • Carl Semper: Author of Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen.
  • Ernst Vollbehr: This painter came to the Philippines around 1932 and painted a number of Manila and provincial scenes. Some were used as illustrations for Philippine Magazine covers (Apr.-Aug. '32).[2][3][4]
  • Charles A. Willoughby: This American general of German ancestry served in the Philippines in World War II. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.28.158.74 (talk) 03:10, 25 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Some historians consider the missionaries Georg Joseph Kamel and Paul Klein as also having been Germans.

Sources:

  • Quirino, Carlos. "The Germans in Our Story." 1898: The Shaping of Philippine History, December 1998, pp. 26-27.
  • Southeast Asia and the Germans. Tübingen and Basel: Horst Erdmann Verlag, 1977.
  • Stieber, Hans R., ed. The Joint Enterprise: Philippine-German Cooperation. Tuebingen, West Germany: Horst Erdmann Verlag, 1967.

Germans in the Philippines in World War II

Some Germans who lived in the British colony Hong Kong moved to the Philippines after they were expelled by the British following the outbreak of war in Europe in September 1939. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.52.197.131 (talk) 11:16, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

According to some authors, the German community in the Philippines distanced itself from the Japanese military because of its brutality. Some Germans directly supported Philippine guerrillas.

It is said that there were anti-Nazis among the Germans in the Philippines during this period. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.92.249.180 (talk) 08:01, 25 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

German rocket scientists in the Philippines

According to the official Philippine Air Force history, some German rocket scientist were hired by the Philippine government to manufacture rockets during the Marcos administration.

In 1918

During World War I, the Philippines was an American colony. After the US entered the war, many Germans in the Philippines were sent to America and some German-owned businesses, such as the Roensch and Richter stores at Escolta, were acquired by non-Germans.

Further reading: The Philippines during World War I

Newsreels

  • Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 600: Crystal Arcade interior[5][6], unidentified street. Same footage used in French Les Actualités Mondiales newsreel "3 mois de guerre dans le Pacifique" (Institut national de l'audiovisuel).
  • Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr 704: Independence Day 1943. Same footage used in Norwegian Filmavisen newsreel "Filippinene: Parade i anledning årsdagen for landets uavhengighetserklæring."

The German Federal Archives (www.filmothek.bundesarchiv.de) has other newsreels about the Philippines.

St. Scholastica's College

Five Germans founded this Manila private college in 1906.

Further reading: History of SSC

College of the Holy Spirit Manila

Four Germans founded this private school in 1913. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.92.249.180 (talk) 23:51, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It was announced on TeleRadyo on 23 November that this school will close down in 2022. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.92.249.180 (talk) 08:55, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Further reading: Spirits ablaze

Kemlein and Johnson German-American Book Store

In 1908, this Escolta bookstore published Kemlein & Johnsons Guide and Map of Manila and Vicinity: A Hand Book Devoted to the Interests of the Traveling Public which is useful to researchers because, unlike most other guide books of the 1900s, it lists addresses of government offices and notable private institutions and businesses. Another travel book which also appeared in 1908 which also lists many Manila addresses is the American government's Navy Guide to Cavite and Manila: A Practical Guide and Beautiful Souvenir.

High-ranking Filipino military and law enforcement officers with German surnames

  • Albert Friedlander, army brigadier general
  • Ignacio Illenberger, marines brigadier general
  • Hans Menzi, air force brigadier general
  • Richard Schwarzkopf, BJMP chief superintendent
  • Gonzalo Sievert, brigadier general — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.28.162.13 (talk) 11:13, 7 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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German characters in Philippine literature

Germans in the Philippines are portrayed in the following short stories:

1. "People of Consequence" by Ines Taccad Cammayo (1969)

2. "The Human Resources" by Lina Espina Moore (1970)

3. "Tell Me Who Cleft the Devil's Foot" by Luningning Bonifacio-Ira (1973)

Source: Cruz, Isagani R., ed. The Best Philippine Short Stories of the Twentieth Century: An Anthology of Fiction in English. Makati City: Tahanan Books, 2000.

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