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Bethune, Norman

Also known as Chinese name: 白求恩
pinyin: Bái Qiúēn
Date of Birth: March 3, 1890 Place of birth: Gravenhurst, Ontario
Date of Death: November 12, 1939 Place of death: China Cause of death: septicaemia (blood poisoning)

Dr. Norman BethuneDr. Bethune was a physician and medical innovator. He is best known for his service in war time medical units during the Spanish Civil War and with the People's Liberation Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He developed the first mobile blood-transfusion service in Spain in 1936.

Bethune, Norman
  • Interment Info

    Mausoleum of Martyrs Shijiazhuang Hebei Province, China

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