Marius Barnard (surgeon)

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Marius Barnard (1968)

Marius Barnard (3 November 1927 – 14 November 2014)[1] was a South African cardiac surgeon. He was the inventor of critical illness insurance.[2] Barnard was a member of the South African parliament between 1980 and 1989. Barnard was born in Beaufort West, Western Cape. His brother was Christiaan Barnard.

Barnard died in Johannesburg, aged 87.

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  1. "Critical illness pioneer Marius Barnard dies". Mortgage Introducer.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Heart to Heart" (PDF), CoverTen, Incisive Financial Publishing, pp. 11–12, 29, 10 October 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011, retrieved 14 November 2014