Authorised form of name | Boyd-Orr; John (1880 - 1971); 1st Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin Mearns |
Other forms of name | John Boyd |
Other forms of surname | Orr |
Dates | 1880 - 1971 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Date of birth | 23 September 1880 |
Date of death | 25/06/1971 |
Activity | Education: MA; DSc; MD Career: Director of the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen. Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Peace) 1949 Honours: MC; DSO 1917; Kt 1935; Baron 1949; CH 1968 |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 05/05/1932 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 1972 vol 18 pp 43-81, plate, by H D Kay |
Code | NA2908 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
PB/8/48/3 | Correspondence with contributors, with original producer, and with ATV re change of plan and withdrawal of contribution. | 1962 |
EC/1932/12 | Boyd-Orr, John, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin Mearns: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |