Sir John Boyd Orr

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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-09-23
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:John_Boyd_Orr
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kilmaurs,_Ayrshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-06-25
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Edzell,_Angus,_Scotland
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Rowett_Research_Institute
gptkbp:fieldOfWork agriculture
education
nutrition
public health
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Boyd Orr
gptkbp:knownFor founding Director-General of the FAO
work on nutrition and food policy
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1949
Peace
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gptkb:physician
biologist
politician
nutritionist
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gptkb:President_of_the_National_Peace_Council
gptkb:President_of_the_World_Union_of_Peace_Organizations
gptkb:Rector_of_the_University_of_Glasgow
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gptkbp:signature John Boyd Orr signature.svg
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gptkb:Baron_Boyd-Orr
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