Norman Borlaug

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate agronomist human humanitarian

Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.

Aliases (2)

Borlaug ×1
Norman E. Borlaug ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel Peace Prize laureate → agronomist → human → humanitarian →
awardReceived	Congressional Gold Medal → National Medal of Science → Nobel Peace Prize → Order of the Aztec Eagle → Padma Vibhushan → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Public Welfare Medal → Vannevar Bush Award →
causeOfDeath	lymphoma →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1914-03-25 →
dateOfDeath	2009-09-12 →
educatedAt	University of Minnesota →
employer	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center → Rockefeller Foundation → Texas A&M University →
ethnicGroup	Norwegian Americans →
familyName	Borlaug →
fieldOfWork	agronomy → food security → plant breeding → plant pathology →
givenName	Norman →
influenced	food security initiatives worldwide → global agricultural policy → modern plant breeding practices →
knownFor	Green Revolution → developing disease-resistant wheat varieties → developing high-yield wheat varieties → reducing global hunger →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences (United States) →
movement	Green Revolution →
nickname	father of the Green Revolution →
notableWork	development of semi-dwarf wheat varieties → wheat breeding programs in Mexico →
placeOfBirth	Cresco, Iowa, United States →
placeOfDeath	Dallas, Texas, United States →
positionHeld	distinguished professor at Texas A&M University →
religion	Lutheranism →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	India → Mexico → Pakistan →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center → World Food Prize →	founder
Norman Borlaug Boyhood Farm → World Food Prize →	namedAfter
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal ("Norman E. Borlaug") → Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
World Food Prize →	associatedPerson
Norman Borlaug Boyhood Farm →	commemorates
Norman Borlaug ("Borlaug") →	familyName
Norman →	hasGivenNameBearer
University of Minnesota →	hasNotableAlumnus
University of Minnesota →	hasNotableFaculty
Cresco, Iowa →	hasNotablePerson
Green Revolution →	keyFigure
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center →	notablePerson