PEOPLE > TURN OF THE CENTURY > Frederick Banting

What? • served in Canadian Medical Corps • tended to the wounded even when he was wounded himself • awarded the Military Cross • discovered insulin in 1922 • shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine with J.J.R. McLeod and many other awards Historical Significance • risked his life to save others, helping to prove that Canadian soldiers were noble and great fighters • insulin was a life-saving therapy for many people who suffered from diabetes mellitus • insulin is still used to date, saving many people's lives

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Related Links • Sir Fredrick Banting, the artist? • Banting Digital Library • Scientist Heroes

PEOPLE > TURN OF THE CENTURY > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What was significant about Frederick Banting, when he served the Canadian Medical Corps?
   
   1. He discovered insulin
   2. He helped the wounded for 17 hours despite being wounded himself
   3. He sent thousands of soldiers to war
   4. He set up La Ligue Nationaliste Canadienne



1. Why was he so signicant in Canadian history besides serving the Canadian Medical Corps?
   
   1. He invented the radio
   2. He was the WW1 fighter ace
   3. He was able to keep peace in the Canadian homefront
   4. He discovered insulin




2. Why was the discovery of insulin important?
   
   1. Insulin is the only control of diabetes for now
   2. Insulin can cure diabetes
   3. Insulin can save a man's life from a gas attack
   4. None of the above



3. Why was Banting awarded the "Military Cross" award?
   
   1. His discovery of insulin
   2. He helped the wounded, despite being wounded himself
   3. He was appointed as first full professor of medical research at the University of Toronto
   4. Both a) and c)





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