John Macleod
Biochemist and physiologist
John James Rickard Macleod, FRS, FRSE, was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. Wikipedia
Born: September 6, 1876, Clunie, United Kingdom
Died: March 16, 1935 (age 58 years), Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Education: Case Western Reserve University, University of Aberdeen, Leipzig University, and more
Parents: Robert Macleod
Known for: Co-discovery of insulin
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1923) and Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1923)