Died 1971-06-25.
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John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr,, styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a British 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).
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science · British teacher (1880–1971) · biologist · physician · politician · university teacher · director general · also John Boyd Orr, Lord Boyd Orr of Brechin, John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Orr
Born 23 September 1880 · Died 25 June 1971 · Q315143
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1971· 1 entry
1960· 2 entries
Career landmark: president (1960).
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Boyd Orr was elected the first president of the World Academy of Art and Science, which was set up by eminent scientists of the day concerned about the potential misuse of scientific discoveries, most especially nuclear
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1957· 1 entry
Boyd Orr served as president of the Second International Humanist Congress, and contributed to the 1968 volume The Humanist Outlook alongside many other prominent humanists
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1949· 5 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Peace — for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war.
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Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1949).
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Awarded baron (1949).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Lords (1949–1971).
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Donated the entire financial award to organizations devoted to world peace and a united world government
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1945· 4 entries
Career landmark: member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1945–1945).
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Career landmark: Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (1945–1948).
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Career landmark: member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1945–1946).
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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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1927· 1 entry
Boyd Orr proved the value of milk being supplied to school children, which led to free school milk provision in the UK
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1920· 1 entry
Was introduced to John Quiller Rowett, a businessman who seemed to have qualms of conscience over the large profits he had made during the war
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1917· 1 entry
Awarded Distinguished Service Order (1917).
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1916· 1 entry
Awarded Military Cross (1916).
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1915· 1 entry
Boyd Orr married Elizabeth Pearson Callum, whom he had met as a teenager in West Kilbride
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1914· 1 entry
Graduated MD with honours, receiving the Bellahouston Gold Medal for the most distinguished thesis of the year
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1910· 1 entry
And MB ChB in 1912, at the age of 32, placing sixth in a year of 200 students
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1880· 1 entry
Born 1880-09-23.
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