Francisco Quisumbing

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Francisco Quisumbing is a Filipino chemist that invented the Quink ink used by The Parker Pen Company. He 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.^{[citation needed]}

Quink stands for Quisumbing Ink. However, Parker states that the name is an amalgam of "quick and ink".

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• Features > Filipino Inventors. Philippine Science and Technology Portal. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
• Parker Quink ink, refills and leads - the perfect companion for your Parker. The Parker Pen Company. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.