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John Boyd Orr

John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971).

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Award Received

Nobel Peace Prize
 (1949)
Award Rationale
: for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war
Award Rationale
: for sin livslange innsats for å bekjempe sult og nød, og dermed bidra til å avskaffe en vesentlig årsak til militære konflikter og krig
Point in Time
: 1949
Prize Money
: 156,290 Swedish krona
Military Cross
 (1916)
Point in Time
: 1916
Distinguished Service Order
 (1917)
Point in Time
: 1917
Baron
 (1949)
Point in Time
: 1949
Companion of Honour
Knight Bachelor

Occupation

Biologist
Physician
Politician
University Teacher
Director General
 (1945 - 1948)
Employer
:
Food and Agriculture Organization
Start Time
: 1945
End Time
: 1948

Place of Birth

Kilmaurs

Place of Death

Brechin

Country of Citizenship

United Kingdom

Date of Birth

9/23/1880

Date of Death

6/25/1971

Educated At

University of Glasgow
Kilmarnock Academy

Instance Of

Human

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Position Held

Member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
 (7/5/1945 - 10/16/1946)
Electoral District
:
Combined Scottish Universities
Elected In
:
1945 United Kingdom General Election
End Cause
:
Resignation
Parliamentary Term
:
38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Independent Politician
Start Time
: 7/5/1945
End Time
: 10/16/1946
Member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
 (4/13/1945 - 6/15/1945)
Electoral District
:
Combined Scottish Universities
Elected In
:
1945 Combined Scottish Universities By-Election
End Cause
:
Dissolution of Parliament
Parliamentary Term
:
37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Group
:
Independent Politician
Start Time
: 4/13/1945
End Time
: 6/15/1945
Member of the House of Lords
 (3/9/1949 - 6/25/1971)
Start Time
: 3/9/1949
End Time
: 6/25/1971
President
 (1960 - )
Employer
:
World Academy of Art and Science
Start Time
: 1960

Given Name

John

Member Of

Royal Society
 (5/5/1932 - )
Start Time
: 5/5/1932

Nominated For

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
 (1947)
Point in Time
: 1947
Nobel Peace Prize
 (1947)
Point in Time
: 1947
Nobel Peace Prize
 (1949)
Point in Time
: 1949

Work Location

London

Name in Native Language

John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr

Family Name

Orr

Academic Degree

Master's Degree
 (1902)
Point in Time
: 1902
Doctor of Medicine
 (1914)
Point in Time
: 1914
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
 (1912)
Title
: John Boyd Orr Baron Boyd Orr of Brechin
Point in Time
: 1912
Retrieved
: 8/14/2017
Doctor of Science
 (1920)
Title
: John Boyd Orr Baron Boyd Orr of Brechin
Point in Time
: 1920
Retrieved
: 8/14/2017
Bachelor of Science
 (1910)
Title
: John Boyd Orr Baron Boyd Orr of Brechin
Point in Time
: 1910
Retrieved
: 8/14/2017

Field of Work

Human Nutrition
Physiology
Biology
Medicine
Dietetics

Employer

United Nations
University of Aberdeen

Noble Title

Baron
Baron Boyd-Orr
 (3/9/1949 - 6/25/1971)
End Cause
:
Death
Series Ordinal
:1
Start Time
: 3/9/1949
End Time
: 6/25/1971

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

English

Doctoral Advisor

Edward Provan Cathcart

Sex or Gender

Male

Described by Source

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Subject Named As
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Father

Robert Clark Orr

Child

Elizabeth Joan Boyd-Orr
Helen Anne Boyd-Orr
Donald Noel Boyd-Orr

Mother

Annie Morton Boyd

Spouse

Elizabeth Pearson Callum
 (2/21/1915 - )
Start Time
: 2/21/1915

Candidacy in Election

1945 United Kingdom General Election
Electoral District
:
Combined Scottish Universities

Interested In

Biology
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