Dr. Norman Borlaug

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Minnesota
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1914-03-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Cresco,_Iowa,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:cancer
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jeanie_Borlaug_Laube
gptkb:William_Borlaug
gptkbp:deathDate 2009-09-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Dallas,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Elvin_Charles_Stakman
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:Texas_A&M_University
gptkb:International_Maize_and_Wheat_Improvement_Center
gptkbp:fieldOfWork agriculture
food security
plant breeding
gptkbp:fullName Norman Ernest Borlaug
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Norman Borlaug
gptkbp:influenced global food production
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Elvin_Charles_Stakman
E. C. Stakman
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Green_Revolution
developing high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname Father of the Green Revolution
gptkbp:notableWork development of semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:disease
botanist
humanitarian
gptkbp:receivedCongressionalGoldMedalYear 2007
gptkbp:receivedNobelPrizeYear 1970
gptkbp:receivedPadmaVibhushanYear 2006
gptkbp:receivedPresidentialMedalOfFreedomYear 1977
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Mexico_City,_Mexico
gptkb:Dallas,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Dallas,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Norman Borlaug signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Gibson
gptkbp:thesisTitle The Reaction of Wheat Varieties to Races of Puccinia graminis tritici
gptkbp:thesisYear 1942
gptkbp:website https://www.normanborlaug.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:International_Fertilizer_Development_Center
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