M.S. Swaminathan

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Madras
gptkb:Wageningen_University_&_Research
gptkb:Indian_Agricultural_Research_Institute
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkb:Shanti_Swarup_Bhatnagar_Prize
gptkb:Tyler_Prize_for_Environmental_Achievement
gptkb:Albert_Einstein_World_Science_Award
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi_Prize
gptkb:Padma_Shri
gptkb:Ramon_Magsaysay_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-08-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kumbakonam,_Madras_Presidency,_British_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Soumya_Swaminathan
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-09-28
gptkbp:deathPlace Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
gptkbp:fieldOfWork agricultural science
genetics
plant breeding
gptkbp:founder gptkb:M.S._Swaminathan_Research_Foundation
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Western_Australia
gptkb:University_of_the_Philippines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M.S. Swaminathan
gptkbp:influenced agricultural policy in India
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Norman_Borlaug
gptkb:J.B.S._Haldane
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Green_Revolution_in_India
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Indian_National_Science_Academy
gptkb:Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:The_World_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:US_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork introduction of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in India
gptkbp:occupation biologist
botanist
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Director_General_of_Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research
Chairman, National Commission on Farmers
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
President, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:An_Evergreen_Revolution
gptkb:Biodiversity_and_Sustainable_Food_Security
gptkb:From_Green_to_Evergreen_Revolution
gptkb:Genetic_Conservation:_Microbes,_Plants_and_Animals
gptkb:Science_and_Integrated_Rural_Development
gptkbp:signature M S Swaminathan signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mina_Swaminathan
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies and documentaries on Green Revolution
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gptkb:CIMMYT
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