Lord Dr John Boyd Orr CH MC DSO FRS FRSE
(1880-1971)
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, British Armed Forces Military Cross recipient, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, teacher, biologist, politician, Doctor of Medicine (from 1914), Member of Parliament (1945-1946), Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (from 1949), 1st Baron Boyd-Orr (from 1949), and Companion of Honour (from 1968)
Commemorated on 2 plaques
Lord John Boyd Orr, Nobel Peace Prize (1880-1971) lived in this house
Director's Residence, Rowett Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, United Kingdom where they lived
Lord John Boyd Orr (1880-1971) CH DSO MC DSc MD Physiologist and Nobel Laureate. Graduate of the University of Glasgow. Established the Rowett Institute. Formulated World War II food rationing and developed improved nutrition policies post-war. Served as a Member of Parliament and was the first Director-General of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization. Received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on improving human nutrition (1949).
Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom where they worked