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Charles Herbert Best CC, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSC, FRCP (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978), was an American-Canadian medical scientist and one of the co-discoverers of insulin with Frederick Banting.
Apr 17, 2024 · Charles H. Best (born February 27, 1899, West Pembroke, Maine, U.S.—died March 31, 1978, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a physiologist who, with Sir Frederick Banting, was one of the first to obtain (1921) a pancreatic extract of insulin in a form that controlled diabetes in dogs.
Dec 12, 2007 · Charles Herbert Best, physiologist, co-discoverer of insulin (born 27 Feb 1899 in West Pembroke, Maine; died 31 Marh 1978 in Toronto , ON ). Best is perhaps best known for his role in the discovery of insulin, a treatment for diabetes mellitus.
Charles H. Best and Frederick G. Banting, c. 1924. University of Toronto, The discovery and Early Development of Insulin. However, the nature of the insulin work and their different roles during 1922 and 1923 caused the two researchers to drift apart.
Born on 27 February 1899, Charles Herbert Best was the youngest of the co-discoverers of insulin. His parents Luella Fisher Best and Herbert Huestis Best, a doctor, were Canadian citizens from Nova Scotia living in West Pembroke, Maine, where C.H. Best spent his childhood and received his early education.
Charles Best. 1899 - 1978. Charles Herbert Best was born in Maine, the son of a physician. He joined the Canadian artillery during World War I, and thus qualified for Canadian citizenship.
May 14, 2018 · The Canadian medical scientist Charles Herbert Best (1899-1978) codiscovered insulin in 1921. He also discovered the enzyme histaminase, and his studies on choline established its importance as a dietary factor.
