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Frederick Banting

Canadian medical scientist and doctor (1891-1941)

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Sir Frederick Grant Banting (; November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian pharmacologist, orthopedist, and field surgeon. For his co-discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential, Banting was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with John Macleod.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Alliston wd
Died
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Place of death
Musgrave Harbour wd
Citizenship
Canada wd
Occupation
physician, pharmacologist, researcher, writer, physiologist wd
Education
University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine wd
Spouse
Marion Robertson, Henrietta Banting wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923)
  • Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (1994)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1935)
  • Person of National Historic Significance
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame (2004)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1935)
  • Military Cross
  • Flavelle Medal (1931)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
  • John Scott Award (1923)
  • Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh (1927)
  • Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (1930)
  • F.N.G. Starr Award (1936)

About

Banting and his student, Charles Best, isolated insulin at the University of Toronto in the lab of Scottish physiologist John Macleod. When he and Macleod received the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Banting shared the honours and award money with Best. That same year, the Government of Canada granted Banting a lifetime annuity to continue his work. He is the youngest Nobel laureate for Physiology/Medicine, at 32.

Questions

When was Frederick Banting born?
Frederick Banting was born on 14 November 1891 in Alliston.
Where did Frederick Banting study?
Frederick Banting was educated at University of Toronto, Temerty Faculty of Medicine.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Frederick Banting · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q180350 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: F. G. Banting 1923.jpg by Louis Schmidt (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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