MODEL

Rizal acted as a character

several times in Juan Lunas
masterpieces. In Juan
Lunas tableaux entitled The
Death of Cleopatra, Rizal
acted as a priest. On the
other hand , Rizal played
soldier in Juan Lunas
painting entitled The Blood
Compact .
ASCETIC
Rizal always
practice self-
discipline
wherever he went
.

ANTHROPOLOGIST
Rizal had undertaken
researches on the physical
and sociological make up of
man. His European travels
allowed him to study different
cultures and promote the
Filipino culture to foreign
lands.
ANIMAL LOVER
Rizal as a small
boy have loved
animals
including birds,
fishes, and even
insects .
CHESS PLAYER
Rizal showed his
prowess in chess
especially during his
stay in Heidelberg ,
Germany
BOOK LOVER
Rizal memorial library and
museum .
Rizal had a big
library and a
frequent visitor
of libraries in
Great Britain,
Germany, and
France .
DIPLOMAT
Rizal worked for
better cooperation
through peaceful
means with rulers and
subjects in his country.
BOTANIST
Rizal maintained
a garden in
Dapitan where he
planted and
experimented
plants .
ETHNOLOGIST
Rizal was able to
compare and
contrast different
races and
nationalities.
BUSINESSMAN
Rizal was
engaged in the
abaca business
and logging in
Dapitan from
1892 to 1896 .
FENCER
Rizal loves the
sport of
fencing. He
frequently
played fencing
with the Luna
brothers, Juan
and Antonio.
CARTOGRAPHER
The Mindanao relief map in
Dapitan .
Rizal drew a
relief map of
Mindanao,
Dapitan, the
Philippines,
and other
places.
FREEMASON
Rizal was a
member of La
Solidaridad
Lodge.
COMIC WRITER
He is the first
writer in the
Philippines. He
created the
Monkey and the
Turtle.
HISTORIAN
Rizal annotation to Antonio de
Morgas Sucesos delas islas
Filipinas showed his deep and
comprehensive knowledge and
research regarding Philippine
history .
CONCHOLOGIST
Rizal had a
collection of
good shells
in Dapitan .
HOLTICULTURIST
He experimented
on and cultivated
plants in Dapitan.
JOURNALIST
Rizal authored and
publish many articles
in Spanish and
English Newspaper.
He was a
contributory writer of
the La Solidaridad .
HUMORIST
Rizal had a great
sense of humor.
One can observe
this in his Nli Me
Tangere and El
Filibusterismo.
MYTHOLOGIST
Rizal used
mythology in his
Consejo delos
Dioses and his
Noli Me Tangere
and El
Filibusterismo.
ICHTHYYOLOGIST
Rizal collected and
studied 38 new
varieties of fish in
Dapitan.
PHYSICIAN
Rizal is a
medical
doctor.
IRRIGATIONIST
He constructed a
water system in
Dapitan that could
provide irrigation to
farms .
SCULPTOR
A Mothers revenge oil
inspired by Rizal's own
sculpture in wood .
Rizal did many
statuettes and
bust figurines
of religious
icons, priests
,animals and
individuals.
JAPANOPHILE
Rizal admired and
studied Japanese
culture.
TOURIST
Rizal was
considered
a foremost
tourist and
traveler .
PHARMACOLOGIST
Rizal applied and
prepared cures
for treatment of
his patients .
PHILOSOPHER
Rizal not only loved and
treasured wisdom, but
also regulated his life
and enjoyed calmness
of the life eat all times .
PHILOLOGIST
Rizal loved
learning and
literature.
OPHTAMOLOGIST
Rizal finished
studying
ophthalmology in the
clinic of Dr. Louis
Wecker.
NATIONALIST
Rizal gave fill
expression of his
love and loyalty to
the country as well
as defended
everything Filipino.
MUSICIAN
Rizal knows
how to play the
piano and flute
and had written
several
musical lyrics.