Frederick Banting
Sir Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRS FRSC FRCS FRCP (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.
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| Born | November 14, 1891 Essa, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | February 21, 1941 (aged 49) Near Musgrave Harbour, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Education | University of Toronto (MB, MD) |
| Known for | Discovery of insulin |
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| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923) Cameron Prize (1927) Flavelle Medal (1931) |
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| Fields | Pharmacology |
| Institutions | University of Western Ontario University of Toronto |
| Notable students | Charles Best |
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| Service/ | Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
| Years of service | 1915–1919 |
| Rank | Captain |
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| Awards | Military Cross (1919) |
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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. To this day, Frederick Banting, who received the Nobel Prize at age 32, remains the youngest Nobel laureate for Physiology/Medicine.