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Norman Borlaug

American biologist (1914–2009)
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Norman Borlaug
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[43]
Date of birth
March 25, 1914
Date of death
September 12, 2009
Place of birth
Cresco
Place of death
Dallas
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
university teacher, geneticist, agronomist, engineer, forestry engineer
Employer
University of Iowa[13]
Field of work
agronomy[12]
Educated at
University of Minnesota[14]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[42]
Award received
Nobel Peace Prize, Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Borlaug CAST Communication Award, National Medal of Science, Congressional Gold Medal, Padma Vibhushan in Science & Engineering, Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, NAS Public Welfare Medal, honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia, Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science, Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, honorary doctorate of the University of Granada, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Foreign Member of the Royal Society, Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Spouse
Margaret Gibson[10]
Cause of death
non-Hodgkin lymphoma[44]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish, English[49][50]
Academic degree
doctorate[45]
Birth name
Norman Ernest Borlaug[51]
Family name
Borlaug[46]
Given name
Norman[47]
Interested in
biology
Manner of death
disease[48]
Member of
Royal Society of London, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, National Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Indian National Science Academy, Brazilian Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences, Romanian Academy[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Name in native language
Norman Borlaug[52]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, WikiProject PCC EMCO Wikidata CoP
🏷️ Also known as
en Norman Borlaug en Norman E. Borlaug ar نورمان بورلوج ar نورمان بورلاوج ar نورمان بورلاوغ de Borlaug el Νόρμαν Έρνεστ Μπόρλογκ el Νόρμαν Μπόρλογκ es Norman E Borlaug fa نورمن بورلاگ fr Norman E. Borlaug he נורמן בורלוג hi नॉर्मन ई बरलॉग hi नॉर्मन ई. बोरलॉग hi प्रोफेसर नारमन बोरलॉग id Norman E. Borlaug ja ノーマン・ボーラーグ ja ノーマン・ボーローグ ko 노먼 볼로그 pl Norman E. Borlaug
🔖 Identifiers · 69
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
8729473
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82070315
GND ID
140379703
American National Biography ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
38480
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
38480
CANTIC ID
981061102250706706
CiNii Research ID
1140563741787370240
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DDB person (GND) ID
140379703
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
140379703
Dodis ID
P62407
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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FamilySearch person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
norman-ernst-borlaug
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0011485
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Norman_Ernest_Borlaug, Norman_Borlaug
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1878720, 5097008
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
8811
IdRef ID
094507155
Iowa State University Library Vocabularies ID
isun0051
J9U entity ID
987007447682305171
JRC Names ID
228505
Krugosvet article (archived)
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Munzinger person ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07553482
NDL Authority ID
00620402
NE.se ID
norman-e-borlaug
NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NNDB people ID
662/000022596
NUKAT ID
n2013064631
National Academy of Sciences member ID
57527
National Library of Greece ID
128621
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810599411005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1642191
National Virtual Library of India ID
368939
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
140293450
Nobel Laureate API ID
528
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3879640
Open Library ID
OL5045553A
Our Campaigns candidate ID
31343
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095519105
Polish Academy of Sciences ID
BORLAUG, Norman Ernest
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
13080
Runeberg author ID
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SELIBR ID
178725
SNAC ARK ID
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The World Academy of Sciences fellow ID
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Trading Card Database name ID
42327
Treccani ID
norman-ernest-borlaug
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
norman-ernest-borlaug
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10569996
WikiTree person ID
Borlaug-9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtX8gQJdCM9WJjBYhC84q
Yale LUX ID
person/7a0e0ab2-0357-4e5e-ab53-f3cc60037679

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🔗 Connections
Award received 13
Nobel Peace Prize, Presidential Medal of Freedom, National Medal of Science, Congressional Gold Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, NAS Public Welfare Medal, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Philip Hauge Abelson Prize +5 more
Member of 13
Royal Society of London, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Romanian Academy, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Royal Society of Edinburgh +5 more
Occupation 6
engineer, biologist, agronomist, geneticist, university teacher, forestry engineer
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Spanish
Named after 2
Borlaug Award, Borlaug CAST Communication Award
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Cause of death 1
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Minnesota
Employer 1
University of Iowa
Field of work 1
agronomy
Given name 1
Norman
Influenced 1
M. S. Swaminathan
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
biology
Manner of death 1
disease
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Participated in 1
Green Revolution
Place of birth 1
Cresco
Place of death 1
Dallas
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
← Winner 1
Nobel Peace Prize
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Summary

Norman Borlaug was born on March 25, 1914[1], in Cresco[2]. He died on September 12, 2009[3], in Dallas[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], geneticist[6], agronomist[7], engineer[8], and forestry engineer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Norman Borlaug include Borlaug Award[53], an award[54], in India[55], founded in 1972[56] and Borlaug CAST Communication Award[57], an award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1986[60].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by M. S. Swaminathan[61], a politician[62], 1925–2023[63], of British Raj[64], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[65], specialised in genetics[66].

Entities named for him include Borlaug Award[53], an award[54], in India[55], founded in 1972[56] and Borlaug CAST Communication Award[57], an award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1986[60].

FAQs

Where was Norman Borlaug born?

Norman Borlaug's place of birth was Cresco[2].

Where did Norman Borlaug die?

Norman Borlaug died in Dallas[4].

Who was Norman Borlaug married to?

Norman Borlaug's spouses include Margaret Gibson[10].

What did Norman Borlaug do for work?

Norman Borlaug worked as a university teacher[5], geneticist[6], agronomist[7], engineer[8], and forestry engineer[9].

Where did Norman Borlaug go to school?

Norman Borlaug was educated at University of Minnesota[14].

What awards did Norman Borlaug receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[15], Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit[16], Presidential Medal of Freedom[17], and Borlaug CAST Communication Award[18].

Who did Norman Borlaug influence?

Norman Borlaug has been cited as an influence by M. S. Swaminathan[61].

Related Entities

agronomy biology disease M. S. Swaminathan United States University of Iowa

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  1. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID → Norman_Ernest_Borlaug, Norman_Borlaug
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    Occupation → university teacher, geneticist, agronomist +1
    "Removed claim: Occupation: biologist, batch #258356"
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