Norman Borlaug: American biologist
Norman Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American scientist.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. His area of work has been making a larger food supply for the world. He did this by making smaller wheat plants that also were less likely to get diseases. He was born in Cresco, Iowa.
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| Born | March 25, 1914 |
| Died | September 12, 2009 (95 years) |
Borlaug died of lymphoma at the age of 95, on September 12, 2009, in his Dallas home.
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