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1914 – 2009Norman Borlaug (1914-2009)Died 12 September 2009, aged 95Borlaug was an American agronomist whose high-yield wheat varieties sparked the Green Revolution, credited with saving hundreds of millions of people from famine across Asia and Latin America. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for this work. He continued research and advocacy for global food security into his final years.