Francisco Quisumbing
Encyclopedia
Francisco Quisumbing is a Filipino chemist
that invented the Quink
ink used by The Parker Pen Company. He was graduated from the University of Chicago
under the American
pensionado program. After World War II
, he did not manage to organize the Philippine Ink Corporation under the Japanese Reparations Program due to too much government intervention. Quink stands for Quisumbing Ink. However, Parker states that the name is an amalgam of "quick and ink".
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
that invented the Quink
Quink
Quink is an ink developed by The Parker Pen Company and Francisco Quisumbing, a Filipino chemist....
ink used by The Parker Pen Company. He was graduated from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
under the American
United States
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pensionado program. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he did not manage to organize the Philippine Ink Corporation under the Japanese Reparations Program due to too much government intervention. Quink stands for Quisumbing Ink. However, Parker states that the name is an amalgam of "quick and ink".