Henry Bethune (other)
Henry Bethune may refer to: * Norman Bethune (Henry Norman Bethune, 1890–1939), Canadian physician, medical innovator and Anti-fascist * Henry Bethune (cricketer) (1844–1912), English cricketer * Henry Lindsay Bethune Major-General Sir Henry Lindsay Bethune, 1st Baronet, ''de jure'' 9th Earl of Lindsay (born Lindsay; 12 April 1787 – 19 February 1851) was a Scottish military officer. He was a member of a British diplomatic and military mission led by John Mal ...

Norman Bethune
Henry Norman Bethune (; March 4, 1890 – November 12, 1939; zh, t=亨利·諾爾曼·白求恩, p=Hēnglì Nuò'ěrmàn Báiqiú'ēn) was a Canadian thoracic surgeon, early advocate of socialized medicine, 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. Bethune was responsible for developing a mobile blood-transfusion service for frontline operations in the Spanish Civil War. He later died of blood poisoning after accidentally cutting his finger while operating on wounded Chinese soldiers. Bethune's service to the CCP earned him the respect of Mao Zedong, who wrote a eulogy dedicated to Bethune when he d ...
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Henry Bethune (cricketer)
Henry Beauclerk Bethune (16 November 1844 – 16 April 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The third son of Charles Goodwin Bethune, a Sussex landowner, and his wife Ann Isabella Mary, he was born and grew up on the family estate of Denne Park in Horsham. Bethune purchased a commission in the British Army in November 1865, joining the 37th Foot as an ensign. He purchased the rank of lieutenant in April 1868, and was appointed an instructor of musketry in April 1869. He was promoted, without purchase, to captain in June 1879 and was seconded for service as an instructor at Sandhurst. He retired from active service, in what was by then the Royal Hampshire Regiment, in November 1884. Having played cricket at both club and services level, Bethune made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Somerset at Taunton in 1885. With Hampshire losing their first-class status following that season, he continued to play minor matches for ...
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