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Norman Ernest Borlaug (/ ˈ b ɔːr l ɔː ɡ /; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution.
An eclectic, pragmatic, goal-oriented scientist, he accepts and discards methods or results in a constant search for more fruitful and effective ones, while at the same time avoiding the pursuit of what he calls “academic butterflies”.
Jun 1, 2024 · Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agricultural scientist and plant pathologist, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1970. Known as the “Father of the Green Revolution,” Borlaug helped lay the groundwork for agricultural technological advances that alleviated world hunger. Borlaug studied.
Norman Borlaug was famous for his decades-long, science-based international agriculture improvement and educational efforts. His Mexican group’s work spearheaded ‘The Green Revolution.’
Sep 12, 2009 · Norman Ernest Borlaug. The Nobel Peace Prize 1970. Born: 25 March 1914, Cresco, IA, USA. Died: 12 September 2009, Dallas, TX, USA. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Role: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico City. Prize motivation: “for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution” Prize share: 1/1.
Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of the World Food Prize, has been called "the man who saved more lives than anyone who has ever lived." His approach to increasing global food production resulted in the saving of as many as one billion people worldwide from famine, starvation and death and earned him the title "Father of ...
Oct 14, 2009 · Plant scientist who transformed global food production. Credit: AP PHOTO. “More than any other single person of this age, he has helped provide bread for a hungry world. We have made...
Sep 14, 2009 · 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,...
In-Depth History. Norman Borlaug came to the University of Minnesota in 1933 as a 19 year-old farm boy. He had never before traveled beyond the state of Iowa. In 9 years he earned a Baccalaureate degree in Forestry, and a Master’s and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Plant Pathology.
Norman Borlaug is one of only seven people who have received the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. He was a fighter for the hungry and disadvanted around the world.
