Jonathan Gressel (Hebrew: יונתן גרסל; born October 30, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an Israeli agricultural scientist and Professor Emeritus at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. Gressel is a "strong proponent of using modern genetic techniques to improve agriculture" especially in third world and developing countries such as Africa. In 2010, Gressel received Israel's highest civilian award, the Israel Prize, for his work in agriculture.
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30 October 1936 (age 88) Cleveland, Ohio
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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