Bar·nard (bär n rd, bär-närd), Christiaan Neethling 1923-2001. South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant (1967). |
| Bar·nard (bärnrd), Edward Emerson 1857-1923. American astronomer and pioneer in photography noted for the discovery of Jupiter's fifth satellite (1892) and Barnard's star (1916), the second-nearest star system to the sun. |
| Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter 1809-1889. American educator and advocate of higher educational opportunities for women. He was the president of Columbia University from 1864 to 1889. Barnard College is named in his honor. |
| Barnard, George Grey 1863-1938. American sculptor whose early works, such as Struggle of Two Natures in Man (1894), were influenced by Rodin. A colossal statue of Abraham Lincoln (1917) is perhaps his best-known work. |
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1. (Biographies / Barnard, Christiaan (Neethling) (1923-2001) M, South African, MEDICINE: surgeon,) Christiaan (Neethling). 1923-2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)
2. (Biographies / Barnard, Edward Emerson (1857-1923) M, US, SCIENCE: astronomer) Edward Emerson. 1857-1923, US astronomer: noted for his discovery of the fifth satellite of Jupiter and his discovery of comets, nebulae, and a red dwarf (1916)
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