- Born
- Died
- Birth nameNorman Ernest Borlaug
- Nickname
- Father of the Green Revolution
- Norman Borlaug was born on March 25, 1914 in Saude, Iowa, USA. He was married to Margaret Gibson. He died on September 12, 2009 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
- SpouseMargaret Gibson(1937 - March 7, 2007) (her death, 2 children)
- Awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in fostering the "Green Revolution", the development of high-yield varieties of wheat which forestalled famine in the developing world.
- Awarded a Congressional Gold Medal on 17 July 2007 by President George W. Bush in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Medal was authorized by Public Law 109-395, approved 14 December 2006.
- Awarded the (USA) Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.
- He left a job at DuPont to take a job in Mexico helping farmers improve their crop yields.
- Plant breeder and agronomist.
- When wheat is ripening properly, when the wind is blowing across the field, you can hear the beards of wheat rubbing together. They sound like the pine needles in a forest. It is a sweet, whispering music that once you hear, you never forget.
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