Who is dr. telesforo Luna?

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Telesforo W. Luna, Jr. is one of the pioneers in the field of geography in the Philippines. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Foreign Service from the University of the Philippines-Diliman in 1953 and finished his M.A. (Physical Geography) and Ph.D (Economic and Urban Geography) at Clark University, USA at the age of 25. He completed his post-doctorate degree in Demography as a Population Council Fellow at Pennsylvania State University. He served more than 40 years as a professor in UP-Diliman and became the longest serving chairperson of the Department of Geography. He has written numerous researches on resource conservation and management, physiography, urban geography, and economic geography. He is fondly remembered by his colleagues and students for his emphasis on discipline and academic excellence. He is known as the top Filipino geographer.