M. S. Swaminathan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M._S._Swaminathan
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
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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:H_K_Firodia_Award
gptkb:Indira_Gandhi_Prize
gptkb:Padma_Shri
gptkb:Ramon_Magsaysay_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1925-08-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kumbakonam,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Soumya_Swaminathan
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-09-28
gptkbp:deathPlace Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
gptkbp:field agricultural science
genetics
plant breeding
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M. S. Swaminathan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Soumya_Swaminathan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Norman_Borlaug
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Green_Revolution_in_India
food security
sustainable agriculture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Tamil
English
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 gptkb:Green_Revolution_in_India
gptkb:M._S._Swaminathan_Research_Foundation
gptkbp:occupation botanist
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Director_General_of_Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research
Chairman, National Commission on Farmers
Founder, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
President, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:signature M_S_Swaminathan_Signature.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mina_Swaminathan
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gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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