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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003372b.htm person Best Charles Herbert AACR2 27 February 1899 31 March 1978 Place of Birth West Pembroke, Maine, United States of America Place of Death Toronto, Ontario, Canada Physiologist Charles Best, together with Frederick Banting, isolated insulin from the pancreas in 1921 and showed its use in the treatment of diabetes. He also studied cardiovascular disease and established the clinical use of heparin as an anticoagulant for blood in the treatment of thrombosis. 1952 1952 Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

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 'Best, Charles Herbert', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Best, Charles Herbert Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: Robert Ford Whelan 1922-1984 Glover, W. E. Robert Ford Whelan 1922-1984 1986 Historical Records of Australian Science 6 3 409-421 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000