Norman Borlaug Autographs
Norman Ernest Borlaug (/ˈbɔːrlɔːɡ/; March 25, 1914 – September 12, 2009) was an American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution. Borlaug was awarded multiple honors for his work, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, one of only seven people to have received all three awards.
Borlaug received his B.S. in forestry in 1937 and PhD in plant pathology and genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural research position with CIMMYT in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations.
Borlaug is often called "the father of the Green Revolution", and is credited with saving over a billion people worldwide from starvation. According to Jan Douglas, executive assistant to the president of the World Food Prize Foundation, the source of this number is Gregg Easterbrook's 1997 article "Forgotten Benefactor of Humanity." The article states that the "form of agriculture that Borlaug preaches may have prevented a billion deaths." Dennis T. Avery also estimated that the number of lives saved by Borlaug's efforts to be one billion. In 2009, Josette Sheeran, then the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, stated that Borlaug "saved more lives than any man in human history". He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his contributions to world peace through increasing food supply.
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Traded items with a signature of Norman Borlaug
The most expensive item with a signature of Norman Borlaug (Norman Borlaug Single-Signed OAL Baseball (PSA/DNA)) was sold in January 2020 for $329.00 while the cheapest item (NORMAN BORLAUG SIGNED CUT FATHER OF THE GREEN REVOLUTION NOBEL PEACE PRIZE) found a new owner for $0.59 in March 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2009 with an average selling price of $18.83 for an autographed item of Norman Borlaug. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2016 with $225.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was August 2010. In average, an autographed item from Norman Borlaug is worth $24.99.
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![]() | AGRONOMIST NORMAN BORLAUG (1914-2009) (NOBEL PEACE PRIZE) AUTOGRAPH CARD~ | $6.26 | ![]() |
![]() | AGRONOMIST NORMAN BORLAUG (1914-2009) (NOBEL PEACE PRIZE) AUTOGRAPH CARD~ | $6.26 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug (1914-2009) - Agronomist - Signed business card + Photo - Nobel | $99.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug (1914-2009) - Agronomist - Signed business card + Photo - Nobel | $99.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize 1990) Hand Signed Texas A & M Business Card | $43.50 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug (Nobel Peace Prize 1990) Hand Signed Texas A & M Business Card | $43.50 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug autograph NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1970, signed photograph | $79.71 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug autograph NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1970, signed photograph | $79.71 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug Nobel Peace Prize Winner signed card Saved 1 Billion Lives | $29.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug Nobel Peace Prize Winner signed card Saved 1 Billion Lives | $29.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug Nobel Prize Agronomist Autograph Hand Signed FDC & Card | $35.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug, Paul Berg, Robert Curl &3 other Nobel Prize Winners signed card | $59.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Norman Borlaug, Paul Berg, Robert Curl &3 other Nobel Prize Winners signed card | $59.99 | ![]() |
![]() | Willy Brandt, Linus Pauling, Rene Cassin, Norman Borlaug, Philip Baker Signed | $149.00 | ![]() |
![]() | Willy Brandt, Linus Pauling, Rene Cassin, Norman Borlaug, Philip Baker Signed | $149.00 | ![]() |