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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| Born | 6 September 1876 Cluny, Scotland |
| Died | 16 March 1935 |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen University of Leipzig |
| Known for | Insulin |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
