Photograph of Professor Minkowski

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Photograph of Professor Minkowski

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 22 x 15 cm.

Scope and Content

Original black and white oval portrait photograph. Shows head and shoulders of Professor Oskar Minkowski.

Digital ID

insulin:P10045

Note(s)

MS. COLL. 76 (Banting), Box 12, Folder 4
Title based on contents of photograph.
In 1889 Oskar Minkowski was the first person to establish a link between the pancreas and diabetes. His discovery was the result of experiments that showed that a dog becomes severely diabetic when the pancreas is removed.

Subject(s)

Minkowski, O. (Oskar), 1858-1931
Diabetes - Early research