John Boyd Orr

The Right Honourable

The Lord Boyd-Orr
The Right Honourable; The Lord Boyd-Orr
Born	John Boyd Orr; 23 September 1880; Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Died	25 June 1971 (aged 90); Edzell, Angus, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Education	Kilmarnock Academy
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Known for	wartime nutrition
Spouse	Elizabeth Pearson Callum (m. 1915)
Children	Elizabeth Joan (born 1916); Helen Anne (born 1919); Donald Noel (1921–1942);
Awards	Bellahouston Gold Medal; Elected FRSE, 1924; Elected FRS, 1932; Knighted, 1935; Nobel Peace Prize, 1949;
	Scientific career
Fields	Biology; Medicine; Nutritional physiology;
Institutions	University of Glasgow; Rowett Research Institute, University of Aberdeen; Food and Agriculture Organization;
Academic advisors	E. P. Cathcart

John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, CH DSO MC FRS FRSE (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

He was the co-founder and the first President (1960–1971) of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS). In 1945, he was elected President of the National Peace Council and was President of the World Union of Peace Organisations and the World Movement for World Federal Government.

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