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Sir Frederick Banting

The Early Years | His Achievements | Banting House Museum | Banting Web Links

The Early Years

Born on Nov. 14, 1891 in Alliston, Ontario
Married Marion Robertson in 1924
Died Feb. 21, 1941 in a plane crash at Gander, Newfoundland

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His Achievements

1912 Entered Univ. of Toronto Medical School
1920 Established practice in London, Ontario
Lectured on endocrinology at the Univ. of Western Ontario and developed the link between diabetes and the pancreas
In 1921, went to Univ of Toronto and conducted reasearch with J. J. McLeod, C. H. Best and J. B. Collip
Jan 11, 1922 Banting first injected 14 year old Leonard Thompson with Insulin
Treated Elizabeth Hughes with remarkable results
Did not claim a patent for insulin - wanted to give it to the world
Banting and McLeod received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1923
Banting shared his prize with Best - McLeod split his with Collip
Knighted in 1934 - Sir Frederick Banting, KBE
Banting House Museum established in London, Ontario

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Banting House Museum

A selection of photographs of Banting House Museum, London, Ontario


Banting House Museum, London, Ontario		The Flame of Hope with Banting House and the statue of Banting in the background.

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Banting's Statue		Banting's Office		Banting's Statue		Newspaper Headlines

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Banting Web Links

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