The Lord Boyd-Orr | |
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| Born | John Boyd Orr 23 September 1880 Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | 25 June 1971 (aged 90) Edzell, Angus, Scotland |
| Education | Kilmarnock Academy |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Known for | wartime nutrition |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Pearson Callum
(m. 1915) |
| Children | 3 |
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| Scientific career | |
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| Academic advisors | E. P. Cathcart[4] |
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH DSO MC FRS FRSE (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
He was the co-founder and the first President (1960–1971) of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS).[5][6][7] In 1945, he was elected President of the National Peace Council and was President of the World Union of Peace Organisations and the World Movement for World Federal Government.[8]
- ^ RSE Fellows 1783–2002, p. 134.
- ^ Kay 1972, p. 54.
- ^ The New York Times 26 Jun 1971.
- ^ Kay 1972, p. 47.
- ^ Portraits of John Boyd Orr at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- ^ Cuthbertson 2007, pp. 1–5.
- ^ ODNB 2004.
- ^ Jahn 1949.