Russell Lee Norburn

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Russell Lee Norburn Mar 07 1893 to Nov 27 1989

Born in Danville, VA died in Asheville, NC

Buried in Riverside Cemetery Asheville, NC

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Education:

  • Premed University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    MD from Vanderbilt University
    Post graduate work at University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and The Mayo Clinic

Employment:

  • Surgeon, part owner and operator of the Norburn Hospital Clinic of Asheville.

Spouse(s) and Significant Other(s):

Other:

  • Family moved from Danville VA to the Asheville area in 1900.
    On Aug 5, 1912 Russell saved 16 year old Rupert J. Crowell from drowning in the Balsam Mountains of North Carolina and for this was awarded the Carnegie Medal from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.