Dean Conant Worcester - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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U.S. zoologist and ornithologist

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Dean Conant Worcester, D.Sc.(hon.), FRGS (October 1, 1866 – May 2, 1924) was an American zoologist, public official, and authority on the Philippines, born at Thetford, Vermont, and educated at the University of Michigan (A.B., 1889).
He first went to the Philippines in 1887 as a junior member of a scientific expedition, and built a controversial career in the early American colonial government beginning in 1899 based upon his experience in the country.
He was fiercely opposed to Philippine independence and a firm believer in the colonial mission.
He served as the influential Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Islands until 1913 when he began focusing on his business interests.
He died in the Philippines having organized and managed businesses that included coconut farming and processing, cattle raising and a maritime shipping line.

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