The bronze work of John Macleod in Duthie Park in 12th of October, celebrates the 100-year anniversary of his Nobel Prize. Mr Macleod was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School after moving to the city at the age of seven with his family. He was a hard-working student winning many prizes while studying medicine at Marischal College. The physiologist later moved to Canada after graduating and began researching diabetes alongside colleagues. This work led to the most successful treatment for diabetes – the discovery of insulin. He was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1923 alongside Frederick Banting for their discovery. An artistic render of the sculpture to be erected in Duthie Park, a short distance from Macleod’s final resting place in nearby Allenvale Cemetery. Supplied by JJR Macleod Memorial. Mr Macleod died in 1935 and is buried in Aberdeen. Now, Ayrshire sculptor John McKenna is working on a life-sized bronze statue of Mr Macleod to immortalise the pioneering Aberdeen physiologist.
