Yuan Longping
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 3 years ago |
Date of birth | August 13,1929 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Peiping |
Known for | Hybrid rice |
Children | Yuan Ding'an |
Dingyang Yuan | |
Books | Technology of Hybrid Rice Production |
Awards | World Food Prize |
Wolf Prize in Agriculture | |
Died | Xiangya Hospital |
Central South University | |
Date of died | May 22,2021 |
Spouse | Deng Ze |
Education | High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University |
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ID | 705237 |
Yuan Longping Life story
Yuan Longping was a Chinese agronomist and inventor. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering known for developing the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s, part of the Green Revolution in agriculture. For his contributions, Yuan is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".