Barnard

Bar·nard

 (bär′nərd, bär-närd′), Christiaan Neethling 1923-2001.

South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant (1967).

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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.

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Barnard

(ˈbɑːnɑːd)

n

1. (Biography) Christiaan (Neethling). 1923–2001, South African surgeon, who performed the first human heart transplant (1967)

2. (Biography) 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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Bar•nard

(ˈbɑr nərd)

n.

1. Christiaan N(eethling), born 1922, South African surgeon.

2. George Gray, 1863–1938, U.S. sculptor.

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