Yuan Longping
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Yuan Longping was a pioneering Chinese agronomist known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice” for developing high-yield rice varieties that greatly enhanced global food security.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese scientist
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human ⓘ plant breeder ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | agricultural science ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize
NERFINISHED
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Medal of the Republic (China) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Science Congress Award (China) NERFINISHED ⓘ State Preeminent Science and Technology Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Prize in Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ World Food Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Changsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness-related complications ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-09-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-05-22 ⓘ |
| developed |
first high-yield hybrid rice varieties
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super hybrid rice varieties ⓘ three-line hybrid rice system ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Southwest Agricultural College
NERFINISHED
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Southwest University (China) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agronomy
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hybrid rice research ⓘ rice breeding ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | “Father of Hybrid Rice” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | helped alleviate hunger for hundreds of millions of people ⓘ |
| influenced |
global food security policies
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rice production in Asia ⓘ rice production in China ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Chinese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chinese Academy of Engineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Yuan Longping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 袁隆平 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of Hybrid Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to global food security
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development of hybrid rice ⓘ increasing rice yields ⓘ |
| occupation |
agronomist
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educator ⓘ researcher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Changsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief scientist at Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center
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director of China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center ⓘ |
| residence | Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Changsha
NERFINISHED
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Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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