John Boyd Orr
Sign in to saveScottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)
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- 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
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 199,603x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,243x
- Convex Optimization
· 2004 · cited 40,415x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,227x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,013x
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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
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Key dates
- Born
- 23 September 1880
- Died
- 25 June 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Orr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kilmaurs
- Place of death
- Brechin
- Occupation
- director general
- Employer
- University of Aberdeen
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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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