Charles Best

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human medical researcher physiologist

Charles Best was a Canadian physiologist best known for co-discovering insulin alongside Frederick Banting, a breakthrough that revolutionized the treatment of diabetes.

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Charles Herbert Best 2

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instanceOf human ⓘ
medical researcher ⓘ
physiologist ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of the Order of Canada ⓘ
Gairdner Foundation International Award ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart disease ⓘ
coDiscovered insulin ⓘ
collaboratedWith Frederick Banting ⓘ
James Collip ⓘ
John James Rickard Macleod ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1899-02-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1978-03-31 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor John James Rickard Macleod ⓘ
educatedAt University of Maine ⓘ
University of Toronto ⓘ
employer University of Toronto ⓘ
familyName Best ⓘ
fieldOfWork diabetology ⓘ
endocrinology ⓘ
physiology ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
hasAcademicDiscipline medical science ⓘ
heritage Canadian of American birth ⓘ
influenced diabetes treatment worldwide ⓘ
knownFor co-discovery of insulin ⓘ
research on diabetes ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
Royal Society of Canada ⓘ
name Charles Best self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Charles Herbert Best
nationality Canadian ⓘ
notableStudent B. B. Collip ⓘ
notableWork isolation of insulin for clinical use ⓘ
occupation physiologist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth West Pembroke, Maine, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Toronto ⓘ
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
positionHeld professor of physiology at the University of Toronto ⓘ
residence Toronto ⓘ
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
significantEvent participation in first successful clinical use of insulin in humans ⓘ
spouse Margaret Hooper Mahon ⓘ
workLocation Toronto ⓘ

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James Collip → coWorker → Charles Best ⓘ
Frederick Banting → collaboratedWith → Charles Best ⓘ
Best → hasNotableBearer → Charles Best ⓘ
Best → hasNotableBearer → Charles Best ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles Herbert Best
Charles Best → name → Charles Best self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Charles Herbert Best