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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 him to enrol in the
liberal art course at Victoria College, Ontario. ....
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