Boyd-Orr, John Boyd Orr, baron, 1880-

Contributed to

Studies in nutrition
book chapter 1931

Summary: John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr,, 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). Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1880-09-23 [2]
Birth Place: Kilmaurs, GB [3]; Kilmaurs [4]
Died: 1971-06-25 [2]
Death Place: Brechin, GB [3]; Brechin [4]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: biologist [4]; physician [4]; politician [4]; university teacher [4]; director general [4]
Profession: Arzt [2]
Employer: United Nations [4]; University of Aberdeen [4]
Educated at: University of Glasgow [4]; Kilmarnock Academy [4]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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