Alliston in New Tecumseth in Simcoe County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Sir Frederick Grant Banting

M.D., F.R.S., LL.D.

— Born Essa Twp., Nov. 14, 1891 —

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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 4, 2024

1. Sir Frederick Grant Banting Marker

Inscription.
Foremost Canadian medical scientist of his time, co-discoverer of insulin and leader in research on the diseases of mankind.

While he died in Newfoundland on Feb. 21, 1941, flying vital medical defence information to England, he lives on in the hearts of diabetics and in the minds of scientists the world over.

Erected 1954 by County of Simcoe and the Town of Alliston.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 14, 1891.

Location. 44° 9.345′ N, 79° 51.615′ W. Marker is in New Tecumseth, Ontario, in Simcoe County. It is in Alliston. It is at the intersection of Victoria Street East (Provincial Highway 89) and Lorne Street, on the left when traveling west on Victoria Street East. The marker and cairn are located at the northwest corner of the Banting Memorial High School grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Victoria Street East, New Tecumseth ON L9R 1G5, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Ontario Cottage Country

and specifically in Georgian Bay Country.

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It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Alliston Monument Works (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Revere House and Brown Building (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Canada's Gift to the World (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Sir Frederick Banting (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Birthplace of Sir Frederick Banting (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Founding of Elmgrove (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Camp Borden (approx. 14.4 kilometers away); Worthington Park Memorial (approx. 14.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Tecumseth.

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Also see . . . Sir Frederick Banting (Canadian Encyclopedia).

Excerpt: Banting is best known
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 4, 2024

2. Sir Frederick Grant Banting Marker and Cairn
Looking southwest from Victoria Street East; Banting Memorial High School is in the left background and Lorne Street is in the right background.
as one of the scientists who discovered insulin in 1922. After this breakthrough, he became Canada’s first professor of medical research at the University of Toronto.
On the night of 31 October 1920, Frederick Banting wrote down an idea that set him on the path to the discovery of insulin. His idea concerned research to isolate an internal secretion of the pancreas that might prove to be a cure for diabetes. This substance had long been sought by other researchers. On 17 May 1921, Banting began work under the direction of Professor J.J.R. Macleod and assisted by Charles Best. The 1923 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine recognized the contributions of both Banting and Macleod in this important breakthrough.

(Submitted on August 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.