Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
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| Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz | |
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| Born | 29 August 1921 [1] Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Died | 31 March 2006 [1] Mexico City, Mexico |
| Cause of death | Cardiorespiratory arrest [2] |
| Residence | Mexico City |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Nebraska |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist |
| Known for | founding the Mexican Institute of Psychiatry and chairing the National Academy of Medicine [1] |
| Spouse | Beatriz Ramírez de la Fuente[3] |
| Children | Juan Ramón de la Fuente |
Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (29 August 1921 - 31 March 2006) was a prominent Mexican psychiatrist who chaired the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico (1959), served as vice-president of World Psychiatric Association (1970 – 1976) and founded the Mexican Institute of Psychiatry in 1979.[1]
De la Fuente graduated with a degree in Medicine from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 1944 and specialized in Neuropsychiatry at both the Clarkson Hospital of the University of Nebraska (1944-1946) and the New York University School of Medicine (1946).[1]
He was a founding member and a chairman of the Mexican Society of Psychoanalysis (1956), the Mexican Psychiatric Association (1967-1969), the Mexican Council of Psychiatry and the Mexican College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He also advised the World Health Organization from 1972 to 2000 and entered The National College on April 4, 1972.[1]
De la Fuente died of cardiorespiratory arrest on March 31, 2006 in Mexico City.[2] He had been married to Beatriz Ramírez de la Fuente, a reknown art historian who died a year earlier. His son, Juan Ramón, served as Secretary of Health in the cabinet of President Ernesto Zedillo and as Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1999 to 2007.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f El Colegio Nacional. Ramón de la Fuente (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ a b La Jornada (2006-04-01). Murió Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, pilar de la medicina en México (Spanish). Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ a b National Autonomous University of Mexico (2004-11-22). En un merecido homenaje, el maestro Ramón de la Fuente recibe la Medalla al Mérito 'Dr. Ignacio Chávez' (Spanish). Universia. Retrieved on 2008-06-08.
[edit] External link
- Memorias de un psiquiatra: de la Castañeda al Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría, published in Letras libres magazine by Dr. Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz (in Spanish).
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Fuente Muniz, Ramon de la |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fuente Muñiz, Ramón de la (Spanish); Fuente, Ramón de la (Spanish) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Mexican psychiatrist; founder of the Mexican Institute of Psychiatry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 29 August 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City, Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | 31 March 2006 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Mexico City, Mexico |
