Healers

Norman Bethune

Thoracic Surgeon

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Medicine Atlas. "Norman Bethune." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/norman-bethune.

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Medicine Atlas. (n.d.). Norman Bethune. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/norman-bethune

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@misc{medicineatlas-norman-bethune,
  author = {Medicine Atlas},
  title = {Norman Bethune},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://medicine.interactiveatlas.org/healers/norman-bethune},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of universal health care, and member of the Communist Party of Canada. He came to international prominence first for his service as a frontline trauma surgeon in the Spanish Civil War, and later for supporting the Chinese Communist Party's Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, bringing modern medicine to rural China before dying from infection during an operation.

Facts

Birth Yearthe subject's own account

1890 1

Birth Datethe subject's own account

1890-03-04 1

Death Yearthe subject's own account

1939 1

Death Datethe subject's own account

1939-11-12 1

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1. Norman Bethune (Wikipedia)

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Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of universal health care, and member of the Communist Party of Canada. Bethune came to international prominence first for his service as a frontline trauma surgeon supporting the Republican government during the Spanish Civil War, and later supporting the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. ... He died from infection during an operation, prompting Mao Zedong to dedicate a eulogy to him.

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