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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instanceOf Chinese scientist
human
plant breeder
academicDiscipline agricultural science
awardReceived Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize NERFINISHED
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
super hybrid rice varieties
three-line hybrid rice system
educatedAt Southwest Agricultural College NERFINISHED
Southwest University (China) NERFINISHED
employer Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork agronomy
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
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
development of hybrid rice
increasing rice yields
occupation agronomist
educator
researcher
placeOfBirth Beijing NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Changsha NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief scientist at Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center
director of China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center
residence Hunan Province NERFINISHED
workLocation Changsha NERFINISHED
Hunan Province NERFINISHED

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