Boyd-Orr, John Boyd Orr, baron, 1880-
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Studies in nutritionbook 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
- Gender or Sex
- Male [2][3][4][5][1]
- Born
- 1880-09-23 [4][1]
- Birth Place
- Kilmaurs, GB [2]
- Kilmaurs [4]
- Died
- 1971-06-25 [4][1]
- Death Place
- Brechin, GB [2]
- Brechin [4]
- Country
- Great Britain [1]
- Language
- English [2]
- Occupation
- biologist [4]
- physician [4]
- politician [4]
- university teacher [4]
- director general [4]
- Profession
- Arzt [1]
- Employer
- United Nations [4]
- University of Aberdeen [4]
- Educated at
- Kilmarnock Academy [4]
- University of Glasgow [4]
- Country of Education
- United Kingdom [4]
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [4]
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- Notable Names Database
- Profile [4]
- Sources
- 1. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 2. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 3. Library of Congress
- 4. Wikidata
- 5. VIAF
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