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Mar 7, 2007 · Margaret was the wife of Nobel Peace Prize winner and Iowa native Norman Borlaug. Margaret met Norman while they were students at the University of Minnesota. They married in 1937 and had two children.
Mar 15, 2007 · Margaret Borlaug Obituary. BORLAUG, , MARGARET GIBSON Dallas, Texas. Margaret Gibson Borlaug, 95, died peacefully at Presbyterian hospital on March 7, 2007. She is survived by her husband,...
- Land Conservation-Forested and Fragile Sands Saved
- Focus on Africa
- Preserving Norman's Records-Archival Records
- Norman's Many Awards and Accolades
- Norman Returns to Minnesota
- Norman Passes
By the 1990’s the extraordinary impact of the Green Revolution is undeniable. Food production rose dramatically, on much the same land area as was in agricultural use before the Green Revolution. Great swaths of forested and environmentally fragile land were saved from the plow. Norman, a forester and naturalist at heart, is rightly credited for mu...
Conditions for success in India and Pakistan, like organized economies, transportation and irrigation systems, are lacking in much of Africa. Despite these obstacles Norman and the SAA move forward. In 1994, former President Jimmy Carter gets Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s support for a campaign to aid farmers. They use diammonium phosphat...
The Rockfeller Foundation Archives
The Rockefeller Foundation’s Archives contain many materials on Norman Borlaug and the entire Green Revolution. Learn about the the Mexican Agriculture Program. Operated from 1943 to 1965, it is now credited with launching the global transformation known as the “Green Revolution.
The University of Minnesota Archives
1999 - With help from his old Minnesota graduate school friend Al Moseman and from Ms. Sue Shepard, a University of Minnesota Development Officer, Norman donates a major portion of his early career
Texas A&M University Archives
Norman sends other, later materials, to Texas A & M University’s Library Archives, some of which are online.
Every decade brings Norman more awardsand accolades in addition to the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. There are literally hundreds of scientific, humanitarian, athletic and other awards and accolades. He is now held in the highest esteem worldwide. 2002 - Norman receives the Public Welfare Awardfrom the United States National Academy of Science (NAS). It ...
2006 - Dr. Leon Hesser an economist friend of Norman’s publishes the official biography of Norman Borlaug entitled "The Man Who Fed the World." Norman and Leon visit Minnesota and both make presentations at the Cargill Building of Plant and Microbial Genomics on the Saint Paul Campus. Also in 2006 Norman shares his recollections of coming to Minnes...
No one lives forever, although Norman gives it his best effort. On September 12, 2009 Norman passes away at his home in Dallas, Texas. According to his daughter Jeanie Borlaug-Laube, Norman’s last words concerned the plight of African farmers. Norman considered his work in Africa unfinished and he had wanted more than anything to continue. Many org...
Norman E. Borlaug, the plant scientist who did more than anyone else in the 20th century to teach the world to feed itself and whose work was credited with saving hundreds of millions of lives,...
Sep 12, 2017 · At Minnesota, he met his future wife, Margaret Gibson, a native of Oklahoma. After working in Idaho and Massachusetts on forestry projects, he returned to the university and earned his doctorate...
- The Des Moines Register
Apr 21, 2020 · Margaret Borlaug (Gibson) Birthdate: August 30, 1911. Death: March 07, 2007 (95) Dallas, Dallas County, TX, United States. Immediate Family: Wife of Norman Ernest Borlaug Mother of Private; Scotty Borlaug and Private. Managed by: Yigal Burstein.
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Dallas, Texas. Obituary. BORLAUG, , MARGARET GIBSON Dallas, Texas. Margaret Gibson Borlaug, 95, died peacefully at Presbyterian hospital on March 7, 2007. She is survived by her husband,...
