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  2. Frederick Banting - Wikipedia

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    Sir Frederick Grant Banting KBE MC FRS FRSC FRCS FRCP [3] [4] [5] (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian pharmacologist, orthopedist, and field surgeon. [6] For his co-discovery of insulin and its therapeutic potential, Banting was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with John Macleod.

  3. Flame of Hope (diabetes) - Wikipedia

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    The Flame of Hope is an eternal flame located in London, Ontario, Canada, that honours Sir Frederick Banting 's discovery of insulin, as well as all those who have been affected by diabetes. Simultaneously, it serves as a reminder that insulin manages diabetes but does not cure it; ultimately, it stands for the hope that a cure will soon be found.

  4. Banting House - Wikipedia

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    Banting House is a former residence and current museum in London, Ontario, Canada. Located at 442 Adelaide Street North, it is known as the “Birthplace of Insulin.”. It is the house where Sir Frederick Banting woke up at two o'clock in the morning on October 31, 1920 with the idea that led to the discovery of insulin. [2]

  5. History of biological warfare - Wikipedia

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    As tensions increased, Sir Frederick Banting began lobbying the British government to establish a research program into the research and development of biological weapons to effectively deter the Germans from launching a biological attack. Banting proposed a number of innovative schemes for the dissemination of pathogens, including aerial-spray ...

  6. Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School - Wikipedia

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    Website. banting .tvdsb .ca /en /index .aspx. Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board. The school is named after Sir Frederick Banting, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin in 1923. The school was officially opened in 1969 ...

  7. The Greatest Canadian - Wikipedia

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    13. Original release. Release. 17 October 2004. ( 2004-10-17) The Greatest Canadian is a 2004 television series consisting of 13 episodes produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to identify one greatest Canadian of all time, according to those who watched and participated in the program. [1]

  8. Henrietta Banting - Wikipedia

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    Henrietta Banting. Henrietta Elizabeth Banting or "Lady Banting" (March 4, 1912 – July 26, 1976) was a Canadian physician and the second wife of Sir Frederick Banting. [1] Banting was the Director of Women's College Hospital 's Cancer Detection Clinic from 1958-1971. [1] While working at the Cancer Detection Clinic, she conducted a research ...

  9. Banting Research Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Banting Research Foundation was created in 1925 to commemorate the discovery of insulin and to support further medical research by Frederick G. Banting and other scientists in Canada, hoping to find additional medical discoveries of equal importance. A fundraising campaign in 1925, led by Sir William Mulock, Chancellor of the University of ...