Boyd Orr


Boyd Orr

B0435200 (boid′ ôr′), John First Baron Boyd-Orr. 1880-1971. British nutritionist. He won the 1949 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to alleviate world hunger.

Boyd Orr

(ɔː) n (Biography) John, 1st Baron Boyd Orr of Brechin Mearns. 1880–1971, Scottish biologist; director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Nobel peace prize 1949

Boyd Orr

(ˈbɔɪd ˈɔr)
n. John (1st Baron Boyd Orr of Brechin Mearns), 1880–1971, Scottish nutritionist and writer: Nobel peace prize 1949.