Norman Bethune

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human humanitarian physician political activist surgeon

Norman Bethune was a Canadian physician and humanitarian best known for his pioneering work in thoracic surgery and his medical service during the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Aliases (5)

Henry Norman Bethune ×1
Malcolm Nicolson Bethune ×1
Norman Bethune as a humanitarian ×1
Norman Bethune as a medical innovator ×1
Norman Bethune as a political activist ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → humanitarian → physician → political activist → surgeon →
causeOfDeath	infection from a cut during surgery → septicemia →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1890-03-03 →
dateOfDeath	1939-11-12 →
educatedAt	University of Edinburgh → University of Toronto →
employer	McGill University →
familyName	Bethune →
father	Malcolm Nicolson Bethune →
fieldOfWork	public health → thoracic surgery →
fullName	Henry Norman Bethune →
givenName	Henry → Norman →
hasMemorial	statue in Montreal, Quebec → statue in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China →
hasMonument	Bethune Memorial House, Gravenhurst →
honouredIn	People's Republic of China →
knownFor	humanitarian medical work in China → medical service in the Second Sino-Japanese War → mobile blood transfusion service in the Spanish Civil War → pioneering work in thoracic surgery →
languageSpoken	English →
medicalInnovation	early adoption of socialized medicine practices →
memberOf	Communist Party of Canada →
militaryRole	medical officer for Republican forces in Spanish Civil War →
mother	Elizabeth Ann Goodwin →
notableWork	development of mobile blood transfusion units →
occupation	medical innovator → physician → thoracic surgeon →
participatedIn	Second Sino-Japanese War → Spanish Civil War →
placeOfBirth	Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Tang County, Hebei, China →
politicalIdeology	communism →
religion	Presbyterianism (early life) →
residence	Montreal, Quebec, Canada →
spouse	Frances Penney →
subjectOf	"The Scalpel, The Sword" (biography) → Mao Zedong essay "In Memory of Norman Bethune" →
workedIn	Canada → China → Spain →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Scalpel, The Sword ("Norman Bethune as a medical innovator") → The Scalpel, The Sword ("Norman Bethune as a political activist") → The Scalpel, The Sword ("Norman Bethune as a humanitarian") →	portrays
In Memory of Norman Bethune → The Scalpel, The Sword →	mainSubject
Elizabeth Ann Goodwin →	child
Bethune Memorial House, Gravenhurst →	dedicatedTo
Norman Bethune ("Malcolm Nicolson Bethune") →	father
Norman Bethune ("Henry Norman Bethune") →	fullName
Norman →	hasGivenNameBearer
Bethune →	hasNotableBearer
Bethune Memorial House, Gravenhurst →	namedAfter
Tang County, Hebei, China →	notablePersonDiedHere
Elizabeth Ann Goodwin →	notableRelative