Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Sir Frederick Grant Banting
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Sir Frederick Grant Banting. insulin, discovery of
Read Next
Aspirin pills.
7 Drugs that Changed the World
Photo of the antacid Tums
How Do Antacids Work?
Commemorative medal of Nobel Prize winner, Johannes Diderik Van Der Waals
7 Nobel Prize Scandals
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
People wearing surgical masks (also called face mask or medical masks or safety masks) walk through the city center of Milan, Italy on Feb. 23, 2020. Coronavirus disease COVID-19 pandemic
How Do Face Masks Control the Spread of Disease?
Discover
Happy, smiling, flying pig
7 Everyday English Idioms and Where They Come From
Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding
7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers
The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
Law legal system crime concept with gavel and scales of justice with books in the background. (mallet, judicial system).
What Are the Differences Between First-, Second-, and Third-Degree Murder?
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks
Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?
David Cameron. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom talk during the G8 Summit at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, June 17, 2013
What’s the Difference Between a President and a Prime Minister?

Sir Frederick Grant Banting: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Feb 17, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 14, 2024
Anniversary information added. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Frederick Banting (1891–1941): Discoverer of insulin. Jul 19, 2022
Add new Web site: Royal College of Physicians - Sir Frederick Grant Banting. Jul 19, 2022
Add new Web site: The MY HERO Project - Biography of Frederick Banting. Apr 29, 2019
Add new Web site: Science Museum - Brought to Life - Biography of Frederick Banting and Charles Best. Mar 07, 2017
Add new Web site: ScienceHeroes.com - Biography of Frederick Banting. Mar 01, 2017
Add new Web site: Univresity of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine - Living History - Biography of Sir Frederick Grant Banting. Mar 01, 2017
Add new Web site: The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame - Biography of Frederick Grant Banting. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Sir Frederick Grant Banting. Jul 10, 2013
Opening sentence clarified to state that Banting was "one of the first" (rather than "the first") to obtain a pancreatic extract of insulin. Jul 26, 2011
Article revised and updated. Apr 25, 2007
Added new Web site: PBS Online - Peoples and Discoveries - Charles Best. Dec 05, 2006
Added new Web site: PBS Online - Peoples and Discoveries - Charles Best. Dec 05, 2006
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: