John Macleod

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John Macleod (John James Rickard Macleod, 6 September 1876 – 16 March 1935) was an Scottish physiologist.[1] He won the 1923 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, with Frederick Banting, for the discovery of insulin.[2]

John James Rickard Macleod
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Born6 September 1876
Cluny, Scotland
Died16 March 1935
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
University of Leipzig
Known forInsulin
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

References

  1. "Biography of John Macleod". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  2. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1923". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2007-07-28.