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John Boyd Orr

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John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr (1880 to 1971), was a British teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and for his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. He also co-founded and served, from 1960 to 1971, as first president of the World Academy of Art and Science, and in 1945 was elected president of the National Peace Council.

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Birth Year
1880 1
Death Year
1971 1
Nationality
British 1
Defining Contribution
Nutrition research and founding leadership of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization 1
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  • Wikipedia lead sentence, birth date parenthetical
    (23 September 1880-25 June 1971)
  • Wikipedia lead sentence, death date parenthetical
    (23 September 1880-25 June 1971)
  • Wikipedia lead sentence, nationality clause
    was a British teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer
  • Wikipedia lead sentence, Nobel Peace Prize clause
    who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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