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Miguel Saderra Masó
d. 1939
A Jesuit priest who became one of the key early writers on earthquakes, volcanoes, and weather in the Philippines, he brought scientific curiosity to subjects that shaped everyday life across the islands. His work sits at the meeting point of faith, history, and geophysics.
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About the author
Born in San Cristóbal les Fonts, Olot, Girona, on December 13, 1865, Miguel Saderra Masó was a Spanish Jesuit priest who later built his career in the Philippines. Sources consistently connect him with the Manila Observatory and with major studies of earthquakes, volcanoes, and rainfall, making him one of the notable scientific writers working in the archipelago in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
His published works include studies such as Report on the Seismic and Volcanic Centers of the Philippine Archipelago, The Rainfall in the Philippines, and later historical writing on the Manila Observatory and Jesuit missions in the Philippines. That range shows a writer who moved comfortably between science, documentation, and institutional history.
He died in Makati, Philippines, on March 21, 1939. While a full personal portrait was not clearly available from the pages reviewed, his legacy is well preserved through his books and reports, which remain useful for readers interested in Philippine science, natural history, and Jesuit scholarship.