Borlaug

American  

[bawr-lawg, -log] / ˈbɔr lɔg, -lɒg /

noun

1. Norman Ernest, 1914–2009, U.S. agronomist, leading figure in “Green Revolution”: Nobel Peace Prize 1970.

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Borlaug British  

/ ˈbɔːlɔːɡ /

noun

1. Norman ( Ernest ). 1914–2009, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970

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Example Sentences

Such collaboration has been done before—think Harvey Slocum, who shaped the Bhakra Nangal Dam alongside Indian engineers, and Norman Borlaug, whose high-yielding wheat with M.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The World Food Prize was founded by Norman Borlaug, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his part in the Green Revolution, which dramatically increased crop yields and reduced the threat of starvation in many countries.

From Seattle Times

The food prize will be awarded at the annual Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, held Oct. 29-31 in Des Moines.

From Seattle Times

He was quick to share credit with others, including Chidambaram Subramaniam, India’s minister for food and agriculture in the 1960s, and The American botanist Norman E. Borlaug, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970.

From Seattle Times

Norman Borlaug, an Iowa native who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work to alleviate hunger through wheat research and other efforts, established the World Food Prize in 1986.

From Seattle Times