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Borlaug

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Bor·laug  (bôrlôg), Norman Ernest Born 1914.
American agronomist. He won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his attempts to overcome world hunger through advances in agriculture.
Borlaug [ˈbɔːlɔːg]
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(Biographies / Borlaug, Norman (Ernest) (1914 M, US, TECHNOLOGY: agronomist) Norman (Ernest). born 1914, US agronomist, who bred new strains of high-yielding cereal crops for use in developing countries. Nobel peace prize 1970
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