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Norman Ernest Borlaug (/ ˈ b ɔːr l ɔː ɡ /; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) [2] was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution.
On Saturday, Nobel Prize winning agronomist Norman Borlaug died. He was 95. Known as "the father of the Green Revolution," Borlaug was one of America's three five living Nobel peace prize winners.
In 1937, Norman Ernest Borlaug receive his B.S. degree in forestry and Ph.D in plant pathology and genetics at the University of Minnesota in 1942. He became a researcher at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico where he recommended improved methods of cultivation and developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties, making the make the country self ...
Norman Ernest Borlaug (1914–2009) United States "for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution." [67] [8] 1971: Willy Brandt (1913–1992) West Germany "for paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West." [68] 1972 Not awarded: 1973: Henry Kissinger (1923–2023) United States
The Japanese educator Kaoru Hatoyama was the only female nominee while the Indian author Jogesh Chandra Bhattacharya, who died in 1960, was posthumously nominated. Notable figures like Josef Beran , Heloise Brainerd , Fred Hampton , Emrys Hughes , Zakir Husain , C. W. W. Kannangara and Jeff Sharlet died in 1969 without having been nominated for ...
In the latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges recalls Dr. Norman Borlaug, whose important work led to his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Bridges: Borlaug's impact still resonates today Skip to ...
Norman Borlaug: WD Nobel Prize Winning Agronomist & Leader of the Green Revolution: Omar Bradley: WD Senior Officer of the United States Army & 1st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [30] Arleigh Burke: WD Admiral of the United States Navy & Chief of Naval Operations: Alexander Calder †WD Mobiles Sculptor [31] Bruce Catton: WD
Seventeen of the nominees were newly nominated such as Norman Borlaug (awarded in 1970), Halvard Lange, John S. Knight, Alfonso García Robles (awarded in 1982), Frans Hemerijckx, Vicenç Ferrer Moncho, Ernst Bloch, René Maheu, John Collins, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Council of Churches (WCW) and the UNESCO.