BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN (Doctor in spain)
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Title
BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN (Doctor in spain)
Description
Created a blood transfusion service for soldiers in the Spanish War. Wanted to stop the Facists and decided that his skills of medicine would prove vital. Often provided medical assistance for those in front lines
Date
1936;1937
Type
Text
Coverage
Canadian Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy
Source
Shenwen Li, “BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 31, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_henry_norman_16E.html.
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1890
Birthplace
Gravemhurst, Ontario
Death Date
1939
Place of Death
Huangshikou
Occupation
teacher; army officer; author; artist; doctor; surgeon; inventor;
Languages Spoken or Written
English;French
Biographical Text
BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN became a Presbyterian after he met his missionary wife in honolulu. Bethune left for spain during the spanish civil war.
Bibliography
Heather MacDougall, “BETHUNE, NORMAN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 12, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed May 31, 2021, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bethune_norman_12E.html.
Portrait Credit
Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3224432
Associated Course
Quebec Since 1800 (Carleton, HIST 3301A)
Student Cataloguer
Ahadimoghaddam, Aryan
Citation
amoghaddam.business, “BETHUNE, HENRY NORMAN (Doctor in spain),” Recipro: The history of international and humanitarian aid, accessed November 22, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/recipro/items/show/355.