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more general categories information about this item 10. Noble Prize 10. Noble Prize Peace (130) 11. Award Year 11. Award Year 1940s (43) 1949 (6) 12. Winner Type 12. Winner Type Person (904) 13. Gender 13. Gender Male (853) 14. Birth Year 14. Birth Year 1880s (52) 1880 (2) 15. Place of Birth 15. Place of Birth Europe (459) Europe, western (207) United Kingdom (101) Kilmaurs (1) 16. Death Year 16. Death Year 1970s (66) 1971 (9) 17. Place of Death 17. Place of Death Europe (331) Europe, western (182) United Kingdom (86) Brechin (1) 19. Given Name 19. Given Name E-K (339) J (95) 20. Family Name 20. Family Name L-R (258) O (16) 21. Shared Given Name 21. Shared Given Name E-K (229) J (80) John (32) 23. Religion 23. Religion Religious group (353) Christianity (158) Protestant (78) Free Church of Scotland (1) 24. Age at Award Time 24. Age at Award Time 70 - 79 (179) 32. Occupations 32. Occupations Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (601) Life Scientists (181) Biological Scientists (181) 34. Citizens 34. Citizens Europe (450) Europe, western (223) United Kingdom (110) 35. Worked for Government 35. Worked for Government Europe (31) Europe, western (20) United Kingdom (12) Leader (10) Legislator (6) 36. Government Status at Award Time 36. Government Status at Award Time After office (37) 42. Affilliation with College or University 42. Affilliation with College or University Europe (535) Europe, western (390) United Kingdom (235) Glasgow (7) University of Glasgow (7) Long-term academic staff (7) 43. Affilliation with Secondary School 43. Affilliation with Secondary School Europe (60) Europe, western (50) United Kingdom (27) Kilmarnock (2) Kilmarnock Academy (2) 44. Memberships 44. Memberships R-T (460) R (448) Royal Society (294) 45. Other Awards 45. Other Awards A-B (362) B (132) Baron (1) C-D (404) D (194) Distinguished Service Order (1) M-N (333) M (172) Military Cross (3) complete name: Lord John Orr of Brechin nobel prize: peace award year: 1949 prize share: Prize share: 1/1 rational: The Nobel Peace Prize 1949 was awarded to Lord (John) Boyd Orr of Brechin." biography: Biography laureate facts: Facts laureate lecture: Lecture given name: John family name: Orr occupation: physician occupation: politician occupation: biologist occupation: president occupation: director general occupation: university teacher field of work: physiology field of work: human nutrition work location: United Nations, Headquarters of the United Nations description: Lord John Orr of Brechin 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). image copyright: Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. image citation: The Nobel Peace Prize 1949. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1949/summary/> date birth: 1880 date death: 1971 usual name: John Orr
