1970 Nobel Peace Prize

1970 Nobel Peace Prize
Norman Borlaug
"for having given a well-founded hope – the green revolution."
Date
  • 21 October 1970
    (announcement)
  • 10 December 1970
    (ceremony)
LocationOslo, Norway
Presented byNorwegian Nobel Committee
First awarded1901
WebsiteOfficial website
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The 1970 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the American agronomist Norman Borlaug (1914–2009) "for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution."[1][2] He is the thirteenth American recipient of the Peace Prize.[2]

  1. ^ The Nobel Peace Prize 1970 nobelprize.org
  2. ^ a b Bernard Weinraur (21 October 1970). "U.S Agronomist Gets Nobel Peace Prize". New York Times.