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John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
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John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
(23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), known as
Sir John Boyd Orr
from 1935 to 1949, was a
Scottish
teacher
,
doctor
,
biologist
and politician who received 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).
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