# Alejandro Melchor

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{{Philippine name|Salmero|Melchor}}
[[File:UPCollegeofEngineeringjf3430 06.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Facade of the [UP College of Engineering](/source/UP_College_of_Engineering)'s Melchor Hall]]
[[Image:Alejandro melchor plaque by phillip kimpo.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Commemorative plaque in the [UP College of Engineering](/source/UP_College_of_Engineering)'s Melchor Hall]]

'''Alejandro Salmero Melchor Sr.''' (August 9, 1900 – September 5, 1947) was a [Filipino](/source/Philippines) civil engineer, mathematician, educator and member of the [Cabinet of the Philippines](/source/Cabinet_of_the_Philippines). A native of [Ibajay, Aklan](/source/Ibajay%2C_Aklan), Melchor was also known for his work on [pontoon bridges](/source/pontoon_bridges) during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War).

The historic Melchor Hall in the [University of the Philippines](/source/University_of_the_Philippines) [Diliman campus](/source/UP_Diliman) is named after him. The hall houses most of the units of the [UP College of Engineering](/source/UP_College_of_Engineering). A building in the [Philippine Military Academy](/source/Philippine_Military_Academy), as well as a street in Ibajay, were also named in his honor.

==Education==

In 1924, Melchor graduated in civil engineering with the highest honors from the [University of the Philippines](/source/University_of_the_Philippines). By then, the [College of Engineering](/source/UP_College_of_Engineering) was barely fifteen years old and was still located in the [Manila campus](/source/UP_Manila).

==Career==

During the term of Edward R. Hyde as [dean](/source/Dean_(education)) of the [UP College of Engineering](/source/UP_College_of_Engineering) (from 1926 to 1940), Alejandro Melchor served as the College Secretary. Prior to this position, Melchor was a regular member of the engineering faculty. Considered a brilliant mathematician in his time, Melchor also became the head of the [mathematics](/source/mathematics) department of the [Philippine Military Academy](/source/Philippine_Military_Academy).

Melchor was known for designing the [pontoon bridges](/source/pontoon_bridges) used by the [U.S. Army](/source/U.S._Army) during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War). According to [https://web.archive.org/web/20061008162743/http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/history2.html], Melchor's work "contributed significantly in winning the war for the [Allied Forces](/source/Allies_of_World_War_II)". Melchor also attained the rank of [colonel](/source/colonel).

Melchor served in the [war cabinet](/source/war_cabinet) of President [Sergio Osmeña](/source/Sergio_Osme%C3%B1a) as military adviser. This was during the Second World War, when the [Philippine government](/source/Philippine_government) was in exile.

He died on September 5, 1947.

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008162743/http://www.engg.upd.edu.ph/history2.html UP COE History]. Retrieved on October 30, 2006.

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Category:Academic staff of the University of the Philippines
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Category:University of the Philippines Manila alumni
Category:Advisers to the president of the Philippines
Category:Osmeña administration cabinet members
Category:20th-century Filipino engineers

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