Frederick Banting: Hero, Healer, Artist

Stephen Eaton Hume

Jan 2000 · Quest library Book 12 · Dundurn

About this ebook

Frederick Banting was a surgeon and a decorated war hero when he had the idea to develop insulin in 1920, This achievement earned him the 1923 Nobel Prize for medicine, a knighthood, and the gratitude of diabetics around the world.

Ratings and reviews

An absolutely fantastic biography on Banting. As a type 1 diabetic I am keen to learn as much as possible about the man who discovered insulin - which is keeping us all alive until a cure for this awful disease can be found. Hopefully this will be in the not too distant future!

About the author

Stephen Eaton Hume has published a young-adult novel, a creative non-fiction, a biography, and three picture books. His articles have appeared in the "Globe and Mail," the "Toronto Star," the "Journal of the American Medical Association," the "Medical Post," the "Vancouver Sun," and other publications. He teaches in the English Department at the University of Victoria.