John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr CH, DSO, MC, FRS, known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, 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. He was the co-founder and the first Presidentof the World Academy of Art and Science...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 September 1880
John Boyd Orr quotes about
social-unrest fabric revolution
When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.