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John Boyd Orr
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Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)
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John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, was a British biologist, physician, politician, and university teacher. Born in Kilmaurs in 1880 and educated at the University of Glasgow, he held academic degrees including a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Science. He served in the British Army during World War I, receiving the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. His professional work focused on human nutrition, physiology, biology, and medicine.
Orr was a member of the Royal Society and worked for the University of Aberdeen and the United Nations, where he served as president. He received the Nobel Peace Prize and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. His notable works include *The nation's food*, *As I recall*, and *Minerals in pasture & their relation to animal nutrition*. He died in Brechin in 1971.
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Person · Open Library
- 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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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1949
“for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war”
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
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Field of work
- dietetics
- Conflict
- World War I
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- John Boyd Orr nobel.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
- date of birth
- 1880-09-23
- date of death
- 1971-06-25
- member of
- Royal Society
- nominated for
- Nobel Peace Prize
- name in native language
- John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
- candidacy in election
- 1945 United Kingdom general election
- interested in
- biology
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Encyclopedic overview
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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