Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Monkombu_Sambasivan_Swaminathan

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person botanist
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Wageningen_University gptkb:University_of_Cambridge gptkb:University_of_Madras gptkb:Indian_Agricultural_Research_Institute
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics gptkb:Padma_Bhushan gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan gptkb:Albert_Einstein_World_Science_Award 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:fieldOfWork	agricultural science genetics plant breeding
gptkbp:founded	gptkb:M._S._Swaminathan_Research_Foundation
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	Dr.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
gptkbp:influenced	agricultural policy in India
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Norman_Borlaug
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Green_Revolution_in_India
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Tamil English
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Indian_National_Science_Academy gptkb:Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences gptkb:Royal_Society gptkb:Russian_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	gptkb:philanthropist administrator biologist
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:In_Search_of_Biohappiness gptkb:Science_and_Sustainable_Food_Security
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Chennai,_India
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mina_Swaminathan
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:M._S._Swaminathan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5