Barnard

[ bahr-nahrd, -nerd for 1; bahr-nerd for 2-5 ]

noun
  1. Chris·tiaan N(eeth·ling) [kris-tyahn nit-ling], /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈnɪt lɪŋ/, 1922–2001, South African surgeon: performed first successful human-heart transplant 1967.

  2. Edward Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. astronomer.

  1. Frederick Augustus Porter, 1809–89, U.S. educator and advocate of higher education for women: president of Columbia University 1864–89.

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

  3. Henry, 1811–1900, U.S. educator.

  4. a male given name.

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British Dictionary definitions for Barnard

Barnard

/ (ˈbɑːnɑːd) /


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

  2. 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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Scientific definitions for Barnard

Barnard

[ bärnərd ]


  1. South African surgeon who performed the first successful human heart transplant in 1967.

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