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Essay Archive - Sir Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941)
Sir Frederick Grant Banting (1891-1941)
Sir Frederick Grant Banting was a Canadian physician, physiologist,
and Nobel winner in 1923 for the discovery of the hormone insulin, used in
Early Life
Banting was born November 14, 1891, on a farm near Alliston, Ontario.
The death of his friend made him having the desire to be a doctor. However,
his father was a devoutly religious man, and hoped that Frederick would
become minister. After he graduated from high school, the conflicts with
his parents begun. His parents finally persuaded h....
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