Norman Borlaug

✶March 25, 1914

†September 12, 2009

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About their life

Norman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards.

American biologist (1914–2009)

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Biography from the article Norman Borlaug on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.