In 1923, Frederick Grant Banting won the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Date of Birth: 14 November 1891.
Died: 21 February 1941.
Nationality: Canadian.
Country: Canada.
Education: University of Toronto (MD).
Known as: Co-discoverer of insulin.
Profession: Medical Scientist, Physician, Painter.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923), Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1927), Flavelle Medal (1931), Military Cross.
Fields: Medicine.