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Henry Norman Bethune ( / ˈbɛθ.juːn /; March 4, 1890 [1] – November 12, 1939; Chinese: 白求恩; pinyin: Bái Qiú'ēn [a]) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of socialized medicine, and member of the Communist Party of Canada.
Aug 8, 2010 · Norman Bethune was an innovative thoracic surgeon who made significant contributions in the field, including the invention or redesign of surgical instruments. He was also an early advocate of universal health care in Canada.
Norman Bethune (born March 3, 1890, Gravenhurst, Ont., Can.—died Nov. 12, 1939, Huang Shikou, Hebei, China) was a Canadian surgeon and political activist. He began his medical career in 1917, serving with Canadian forces in World War I.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Henry Norman Bethune was born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, on 3 March 1890. His father was a Presbyterian minister from a long family line of clergymen, educators and medical practitioners, while his mother was an evangelical missionary.
- Siang Yong Tan, Kate Pettigrew
- 10.11622/smedj.2016162
- 2016
- Singapore Med J. 2016 Oct; 57(10): 526-527.
Henry Norman Bethune is one of the most exciting and incredible surgeons that Canada has ever produced. Indeed, he is often characterized as one of the world’s best-known surgeons. He was an innovator and his scientific contributions have stood the test of time.
- Jean Deslauriers, Denis Goulet
- Nov-Dec 2015
- Can Respir J. 2015 Nov-Dec; 22(6): e32-e42.
The distinguished surgeon Norman Bethune was a member of the Canadian Communist Party. In 1936 when the German and Italian fascist bandits invaded Spain, he went to the front and worked for the anti-fascist Spanish people.
Dec 21, 2019 · Norman Bethune set up the world's first mobile blood transfusion service in Spain where he was a surgeon during the country's civil war in 1937. Lin Li says his father was the first one to learn blood transfusion from Bethune and the donor was exactly Bethune himself.
