John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
(1880-1971)
Scottish teacher
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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).
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23 September 1880 Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire
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| Died |
25 June 1971 (aged 90) Edzell, Angus, Scotland
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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