Norman Bethune
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norman Bethune canonical | 10 |
| 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
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humanitarian ⓘ physician ⓘ political activist ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
infection from a cut during surgery
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septicemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1890-03-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1939-11-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer | McGill University ⓘ |
| familyName | Bethune ⓘ |
| father |
Norman Bethune
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Malcolm Nicolson Bethune
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| fieldOfWork |
public health
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thoracic surgery ⓘ |
| fullName |
Norman Bethune
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Henry Norman Bethune
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| givenName |
Henry
ⓘ
Norman ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
statue in Montreal, Quebec
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statue in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Bethune Memorial House, Gravenhurst ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
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| knownFor |
humanitarian medical work in China
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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
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physician ⓘ thoracic surgeon ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Gravenhurst
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surface form:
Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
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| placeOfDeath | Tang County, Hebei, China ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | communism ⓘ |
| religion | Presbyterianism (early life) ⓘ |
| residence |
Montreal
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surface form:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| spouse | Frances Penney ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
"The Scalpel, The Sword" (biography)
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Mao Zedong essay "In Memory of Norman Bethune" ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Canada
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China ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Henry Norman Bethune
this entity surface form:
Malcolm Nicolson Bethune
subject surface form:
The Scalpel, The Sword
subject surface form:
The Scalpel, The Sword
this entity surface form:
Norman Bethune as a medical innovator
subject surface form:
The Scalpel, The Sword
this entity surface form:
Norman Bethune as a political activist
subject surface form:
The Scalpel, The Sword
this entity surface form:
Norman Bethune as a humanitarian
subject surface form:
In Memory of Norman Bethune