honorific_prefix death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
national scientist 6 august 2011 quezon city , philippines intramuros , manila phi filipino dr. fe del mundo november 27 , 1911 national scientist of the philippines fe del mundo
 fe villanueva del mundo pediatrician university boston university school of medicine of the philippines , harvard medical school ,
fe del mundo

fe villanueva del mundo , old ons ogh , -lrb- november 27 , 1911 -- august 6 , 2011 -rrb- 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 .
