Banting House National Historic Site
celebrates not only a great Canadian discovery, but the life and
career of a truly great Canadian - Sir Frederick Grant Banting
(1891-1941).
At Banting House National Historic Site
you can step back into history to experience one of the great
moments of medical science in the twentieth century - the discovery
of insulin - a moment that signified new hope for diabetes sufferers
the world over.
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Dr. Banting, c. 1921
Banting House National Historic Site Collection
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Sir Frederick G. Banting Square
Banting House National Historic Site Collection
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Banting House National Historic Site occupies
the house in which Dr. Banting lived and practised medicine from
1920-21. Several rooms in Banting House evoke that era with period
furniture and accessories - the doctor's bedroom, his office and
its adjoining apothecary. Another room recreates a temporary battlefield
operating room similar to those in which Banting served during
World War I.
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As you walk through Banting House National
Historic Site, displays demonstrate the history of insulin's development.
You are introduced to the contributions made by Banting's colleagues
- Drs. Best, Collip and Macleod. You become aware of Dr. Banting's
involvement in other areas of medical research, and his active
research role in military research during World War II.
Throughout Banting House National Historic
Site, you will encounter evidence of the many sides of this singular
Canadian - the Military Cross awarded in recognition of distinguished
and meritorious service; the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
awarded in 1923; the knighthood conferred on him in 1934; the
virile landscapes that express Banting's love of the Canadian
north, and so strongly resemble the work of Canada's Group of
Seven.
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Official replica, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1923
Banting House National Historic Site Collection
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Experience for yourself a great moment in
Canadian history. Visit the Banting House National Historic Site.
Celebrate one of the most important medical achievements of this
century and the life of a remarkable man: Sir Frederick G. Banting
- doctor, war hero, scientist, artist, patriot - a Canadian for
all times.