Fe del Mundo
Physician, Inventor
1911 – 2011
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Who was Fe del Mundo?
Fe del Mundo, OLD, ONS, OGH, was a Filipino pediatrician. The first woman admitted as a student of the Harvard Medical School, she founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines. Her pioneering work in pediatrics in the Philippines in an active medical practice that spanned 8 decades won her international recognition, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service in 1977. In 1980, she was conferred the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines while in 2010, she was conferred the Order of Lakandula.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1911
Intramuros - Also known as
- Dr. Dr. Fe Del Mundo
- Nationality
- Philippines
- Profession
- Education
- Harvard Medical School
- University of the Philippines
- University of the Philippines, Manila
- Lived in
- Manila
- Died
- Aug 6, 2011
Quezon City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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