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This blue commemorative plaque records: 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). Recorded plaque organisation: The Physiological Society.
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