# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/norman-bethune
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:01:12.601Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/norman-bethune"
name: "Norman Bethune"
slug: "norman-bethune"
description: "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. Bethune helped bring modern medicine to rural China, treating both sick villagers and wounded soldiers. He died from infection during an operation, prompting Mao Zedong to dedicate a eulogy to him. He remains widely commemorated in China today."
tagline: "Canadian physician, medical innovator and humanitarian (1890-1939)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "CA"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1890-03-04"
deathDate: "1939-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump