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John Boyd Orr
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Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)
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John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, was a British biologist, physician, politician, and university teacher. Born in Kilmaurs in 1880 and educated at the University of Glasgow, he held academic degrees including a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Science. His professional work focused on human nutrition, physiology, biology, and medicine. He served as a member of the Royal Society and worked for the United Nations and the University of Aberdeen.
Orr served in the British Army during World War I, receiving the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and received the Nobel Peace Prize. He also held the position of president. His published works include *As I recall*, *Minerals in pasture & their relation to animal nutrition*, *Essentials of Veterinary Physiology*, *The nation's food*, and *What Science Stands For*. He died in Brechin in 1971.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1971
- Works
- 31
Top works
- As I recall
- Minerals in pasture & their relation to animal nutrition,
- Essentials of Veterinary Physiology
- The nation's food
- What Science Stands For
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,552x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,600x
- Convex Optimization
· 2004 · cited 41,105x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,901x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,568x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Boyd Orr , ( 1880-09-23 ) 23 September 1880, Kilmaurs , Ayrshire , Scotland
- Died
- 25 June 1971 (1971-06-25) (aged 90), Edzell , Angus , Scotland
- Education
- Kilmarnock Academy
- Alma mater
- University of Glasgow
- Known for
- Wartime nutrition
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Pearson Callum ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1915 )
- Awards
- Bellahouston Gold Medal Elected FRSE , 1924 Elected FRS , 1932 Knighted, 1935 Nobel Peace Prize , 1949
- Fields
- Biology Medicine Nutritional physiology
- Institutions
- University of Glasgow Rowett Research Institute , University of Aberdeen Food and Agriculture Organization
- Academic advisors
- E. P. Cathcart
via Wikipedia infobox
Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1949
“for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war”
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Encyclopedic overview
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH DSO MC FRS FRSE (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer 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).
He was the co-founder and the first President (1960–1971) of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). In 1945, he was elected President of the National Peace Council and was President of the World Union of Peace Organisations and the World Movement for World Federal Government.
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