Norman Bethune

Henry Norman Bethune (March 3, 1890 – November 12, 1939; Chinese name: 白求恩; pinyin: Bái Qiúēn) was a Canadian physician and medical innovator. Bethune is best known for his service in war time medical units during the Spanish Civil War and with the Chinese Armies during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He developed the first mobile blood-transfusion service in Spain in 1936