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J. J. R. McLeod co-discovered insulin and won a Nobel Prize in 1923. He is shown sitting on a bench, a seated figure of Macleod on a Royal Parks bench, with a 'Press & Journal' newspaper at his side bearing a headline that refers to his 1923 Nobel Prize. The statue sits upon a terrace made of reclaimed granite donated by Aberdeen City Council. The statue has an accompanying QR Code to give visitors an understanding of Macleod and his work.

Title

John J. R. Macleod (1876–1935)

Date

2023

Medium

bronze & granite

Accession number

AB11_EV_S010

Acquisition method

commissioned by the JJR Macleod Memorial Statue Society, privately funded with support from Aberdeen City Council

Work type

Statue

Custodian

Aberdeen City Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

14th October 2023

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plaque 1: JOHN JAMES RICKARD / MACLOED / A BRILLIANT SCIENTIST AND WORLD-RENOWNED / EXPERT ON CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM WHO LED / THE TORONTON TEAM THAT DISCOVERED INSULIN IN 1922. / EDUCATED AT ABERDEEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND THE / UNIVERSITY’S MEDICAL SCHOOL, MACLEOD WENT ON TO / SHARE THE 1923 NOBEL PRIZE FOR PSYSIOLOGY OR / MEDICINE AND LATER SERVED AS REGIUS PROFESSOR / OF PHYSIOLOGY AT MARISCHAL COLLEGE. / ONE OF THE GREATEST MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, INSULIN HAS SAVED THE LIVES / OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES. / THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN ABERDEEN / TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS / THIS HUMBLE SCOT MADE TO HUMANITY / AND THE PROUD PLACE HE / DESERVES IN HISTORY.; plaque 2: MACLEOD’S / CORNER / COMMISSIONED BY THE CO-FOUNDERS OF / THE J.J.R.MACLEOD MEMORIAL STATUE SOCIETY; / JOHN C.OTTO, BURGESS OF GUILD OF ABERDEEN, / WHO HAS LIVED WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES FOR MORE / THAN 50 YEARS; & KIMBERLIE HAMILTON, AUTHOR. / THE SITE WAS CREATED TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH / ANNIVERSARY OF PROFESSIE JOHN MACLEOD’S / NOBEL PRIZE, ANNOUNCED ON 25 OCTOBER 1923. / AS THE WORLD’S FIRST MEMORIAL HONOURING THE / FORGOTTEN SCOTTISH HERO BEHIND THE ‘MIRACLE’ / OF INSULIN, THID PRIVATELY FUNDED PROJECT WAS / MADE POSSIBLE BY MANY GENEROUS SPONSORS, / SUPPORTERS AND GRATEFUL SURVIVORS. / CONCEPT. J.C.OTO & K. HAMILTON / ARCHITECTURE. KEVIN J. OTTO / HISTORY. DR KEN MCHARDY / SCULPTOR. JOHN MCKENNA; plaque 3: SCOTLAND’S FIRST / STORYTELLING STATUE / BRING / J.J.R. MACLEOD / TO LIFE / (*QR Code) / SCAN HERE / and the statue will call you back.

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