Memorial Page for Norman Borlaug (née Norman Ernest Borlaug)
American biologist
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March 25th, 2026
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Norman Borlaug (* March 25, 1914 in Cresco; † September 12, 2009 in Dallas) was an american biologist. He was 95 years old. He was married to Margaret Gibson. He studied at University of Minnesota. His faith was Lutheranism. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Peace Prize, Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit. His cause of death was non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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10 EventsBorn in Cresco, Howard County
1914Nobel Peace Prize
1970Presidential Medal of Freedom
1977honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia
1986Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
2001NAS Public Welfare Medal
2002National Medal of Science
2004Borlaug CAST Communication Award
2005Congressional Gold Medal
2006Died in Dallas, Dallas County (non-Hodgkin lymphoma)
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- Margaret Gibson
Norman Borlaug (née Norman Ernest Borlaug). Forever remembered.