Person Borlaug; Norman Ernest (1914 - 2009) Borlaug Norman Ernest 1914 - 2009 American Male Saude, near Cresco, Iowa, USA 25/03/1914 19140325 Dallas, Texas, USA 12/09/2009 20090912

Education: Cresco High School, Iowa, USA; degree in Forestry from University of Minnesota Career: Worked for forestry service in Massachusetts and Idaho; then began a graduate degree, followed by a doctorate,in plant pathology (1942). Worked on research for three years at Du Pont de Nemours n Delawar; joined Rockefeller Foundation co-operative project with the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture, set up to solve the problem of devastation of the country's wheat harvests by stem rust. Here he developed a draught-hardy , rust resistant strain of wheat, then crossed it with a dwarf Japanese strain to produce a hybrid short enough to survive the wind. The agricultural methods he pioneered spread with similar success into south Asia, saving millions from famine. He received his Nobel prize in 1970 for helping to provide bread for a hungry world. He served on two Presidential commissions, on World Hunger (1978-79) and on Science and Technology (1990-92). Member of the American Wrestling Hall of Fame. Medals and prizes: American Medal of Freedom (1977); the Vannevar Bush Award for lifetime achievements in science (2000); Public Welfre Madeal of the National Academy of Sciences (2002); Congressional Gold Medal (2007); Nobel Prize (Peace) 1970 Married Margaret Gibson (1937) who died in 2007; has one son and one daughter. Foreign Member 25/06/1987 73 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 25 Mar 1914 - 12 September 2009 NA4152 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 0483fc20-1920-4ba0-bd10-e16ee0a16bd8