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Manuel S. Guerrero (8 January 1877 – 4 January 1919) was a Filipino medical doctor who studied beriberi in infants in the Philippines.
Guerrero was born in Ermita, Manila then became part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines in 8 January 1877. He achieveda Bachelor of Arts degree at the Ateneo Municipal in the year1894 and a Doctorate on Medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in 1902.
He was also awriter for the publications "La Republica Filipina, La Independencia, and La Patria". in addition hewas a staff member of the Revista Filipina de Medicina y Farmacia. Guerrero was also a member of the Colegio Medico-Farmaceutico, Asamblea de Medicos y Farmaceuticos de Filipinas, and the Sanggunian ng Kalusagan. He was also one of the founders of t La Infancia and Gota de Leche.
Guerrero was also conferred with a silver medal at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Panama Pacific Exhibition.
