John Boyd Orr

Famous Scholars in the Faculty of Medicine

Famous Scholars in the Faculty of Medicine

John Boyd Orr (Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin) (1880-1971)

Nutritionist

Glasgow graduate in medicine. University Chancellor of the University of Glasgow. Member of Parliament. Nobel Laureate (Peace Prize). First Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.203,204



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