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John James Rickard Macleod
Full Name of the recipient | John James Rickard Macleod |
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Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
Year of Award | 1923 |
Share in Award | 50.0% |
Award Shared with | Frederick Grant Banting (50.0%) |
Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of insulin |
Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
Place of Birth | Cluny, Scotland GBR |
Date of Birth | 6 September 1876 |
Age at the time of Award | 46 years |
Place of Death | Aberdeen, Scotland GBR |
Date of Death | 16 March 1935 |