| 1. | Chris⋅tiaan N(eeth⋅ling) [kris-tyahn nit-ling] , 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967. |
| 2. | Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. astronomer. |
| 3. | Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89. |
| 4. | George Gray, 1863–1938, U.S. sculptor. |
| 5. | Henry, 1811–1900, U.S. educator. |
| 6. | a male given name. |
Barnard Bar·nard (bär'nərd, bär-närd'), Christiaan Neethling. Born 1923.
South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant (1967).
| Barnard (bär'nərd) Pronunciation Key
South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967. |