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Filipino poet

This article is about the Filipino poet. For his son, the National Artist of the Philippines for Architecture and Allied Arts, see Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Santiago and the surname or paternal family name is Santos.

Ildefonso Santiago Santos (January 23, 1897 – January 28, 1984) was a Filipino educator, poet, and linguist.

Recognized as one of the finest poets in Tagalog,^[1] Santos was also renowned with his translations of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayam and of the Philippine National Anthem, and for his use of the ancient Filipino form of poetry known as Tanaga.

He was the father^[2] of Ildefonso P. Santos, Jr., the architect who was awarded as national artist for his outstanding achievement in architecture and allied arts.^[3]

Early life

Ildefonso Santos was born on January 23, 1897, at Baritan, Tambobong (the present-day Malabon) to And Ildefonso Santos - Wikipedia BOMO