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 . . . — — Map (db m255248) HM
[English] Soldier, surgeon, and scientist, Banting in 1920 became convinced of the existence of a hormone known as insulin. A laboratory provided by Prof. J. J. R. Macleod of the University of Toronto enabled Banting . . . — — Map (db m254287) HM
Frederick Grant Banting, discoverer of insulin, was born Nov. 14, 1891, on the original Banting homestead immediately behind this cairn. In this quiet rural environment he gained a deep understanding of the ways of nature. From his parents he . . . — — Map (db m254291) HM
