Dr. Christiaan Barnard

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When - A Little Timeline

when he married his wives

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Barnard's first wife, Aletta Louw Barnard

In 1948, Christiaan married his first wife, Aletta Louw, known as Louwtjie. They had two children together, Andre and Dierdre. Unfortunately, the couple divorced in 1969.

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Dr. Barnard with his second wife, Barbara, and their son, Frederick

To try his luck again, he married a beautiful lady by the name of Barbara Zoellner in 1970. They had two son, Frederick and Christiaan. I guess luck ran out for Dr. Barnard because the two divorced in 1982.

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Christiaan and Karin Barnard with their son, Armin

His last marriage was with Karin Setzkorn, a woman young enough to be his grand-daughter. These two also had two children together, Armin and Lara. To follow the path of the previous marriages, the couple divorced in 2000.



Dr. Christiaan Barnard* 11/8/1922 * 9/2/2001 * First Heart Transplant*