Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial CPPCC Committee (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th)
In office January 1988 – January 2016
Chairman
Liu Zheng→Liu Fusheng→Wang Keying→Hu Biao→Chen Qiufa
Member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th)
In office June 1983 – March 2018
Chairman
Deng Yingchao → Li Xiannian → Li Ruihuan → Jia Qinglin → Yu Zhengsheng
Personal details
Born
(1930-09-07)September 7, 1930 Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dong Cheng, Beijing, Republic of China
Died
May 22, 2021(2021-05-22) (aged 90) Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China
Spouse
Deng Zhe
(m. 1964)
Children
2
Education
High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University
Alma mater
Southwest Agricultural College
Occupation
Inventor
Profession
Agronomist
Known for
Hybrid rice
Awards
State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (2001) Wolf Prize in Agriculture (2004) World Food Prize (2004) Confucius Peace Prize (2012) Order of the Republic (2019)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
袁隆平
Traditional Chinese
袁隆平
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yuán Lóngpíng
Wade–Giles
Yuan Lung-p'ing
IPA
[ɥɛ̌n lʊ̌ŋ pʰǐŋ]
Yuan Longping (Chinese: 袁隆平; pinyin: Yuán Lóngpíng; September 7, 1930 – May 22, 2021) 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.[1] For his contributions, Yuan is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".[2][3]
Hybrid rice has since been grown in dozens of countries in Africa, America, and Asia—boosting food security and providing a robust food source in areas with a high risk of famine. The technology allowed China to sustain 20% of the global population on 9% of global arable land, an achievement in food security for which he was awarded the 2004 World Food Prize and the 2004 Wolf Prize in Agriculture respectively.[4][5]
^Bradsher, Keith; Buckley, Chris (May 23, 2021). "Yuan Longping, Plant Scientist Who Helped Curb Famine, Dies at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^"Dr. Monty Jones and Yuan Longping". World Food Prize. 2004. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^"CCTV-"杂交水稻之父"袁隆平" ["Father of hybrid rice" Yuan Longping]. China Central Television. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
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