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  2. Norman Borlaug - Wikipedia

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    Norman Borlaug wrestling at the University of Minnesota. Borlaug was the great-grandchild of Norwegian immigrants to the United States. [18] Ole Olson Dybevig and Solveig Thomasdatter Rinde, of Feios, a small village in Vik kommune, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, emigrated to Dane County, Wisconsin, in 1854.

  3. 1970 Nobel Peace Prize - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Norman Borlaug, anti-famine crusader who won the Nobel ... - AOL

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    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.

  5. Bridges: Borlaug's impact still resonates today - AOL

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    In the latest Texas history column, Ken Bridges recalls Dr. Norman Borlaug, whose important work led to his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

  6. Statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia

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    Statue of Norman Borlaug: Bronze: Benjamin Victor: 2014 National Statuary Hall [31] Statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood: Bronze: Vinnie Ream: 1913 National Statuary Hall [32] Kansas: Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Bronze: Jim Brothers: 2003 Rotunda [33] Statue of Amelia Earhart: Bronze: Mark Lundeen and George Lundeen: 2022 National Statuary Hall [34 ...

  7. Statue of Norman Borlaug - Wikipedia

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    Norman Borlaug, or Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, is a bronze sculpture depicting the American agronomist and humanitarian of the same name by Benjamin Victor, installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.

  8. National Statuary Hall Collection - Wikipedia

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    Iowa replaced its statue of James Harlan in 2014 with one of Norman Borlaug, who is considered the founder of the Green Revolution. [43] The Harlan statue is now displayed at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. [44] Kansas replaced its statue of George Washington Glick with one of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 2003. [45]

  9. World Food Prize - Wikipedia

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    The Foundation has expanded into a number of associated events including the Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, also known as the World Food Prize Symposium or the Borlaug Dialogue. [11] [12] A Youth Institute was established in 1994 to motivate youngsters in agriculture, food, population and connected sciences. [107]