BORLAUG, NORMAN (1914-2009) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been deemed the father of the Green Revolution.
Original Signed Drawing on 8vo, March 27, 1997, n.p.
He has drawn the formula of the Food Supply The drawing shows the wheat plant, grain and bread. Above the drawing he writes, “Agriculture Stable Food Supply Civilization”. In the lower right corner he signs, ”Norman Borlaug.” (Item ID: 1678)
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Borlaug's discoveries have been estimated to have saved over one billion lives worldwide.[4] Borlaug received his Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural research position in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties.
