Norman Borlaug

Norman Ernest Borlaug (born 25 March 1914) is an American agricultural scientist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and the father of the Green Revolution. 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.

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• {{fnb|1}}The phrase "over a billion lives saved" is often cited by others in reference to Norman Borlaug's work (e.g. http://agriculture.senate.gov/Hearings/hearings.cfm?hearingid=1523&witnessId=4333, http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/wwwhpr0624d.html). According to Jan Douglas, Executive Assistant to the World Prize Foundation, the source of this number is Gregg Easterbrook's 1997 article "Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity",{{mn|CfGFI|15}} the article states that the "form of agriculture that Borlaug preaches may have prevented a billion deaths."