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 • Oct. 27, 2025

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 • May 11, 2023

Scientist Norman Borlaug, who was considered largely responsible for the Green Revolution, received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

American Experience The new episode “The Man Who Tried to Feed the World” tells the story of Norman Borlaug, an American agronomist who won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts fighting global hunger.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2020

On some plots, Amaya experiments with rare varieties of wheat, including one from the time of the Spanish missions in the 17th century, and another common in the valley before Borlaug arrived.

From Washington Post