Yuan Longping
Chinese agronomist and inventor
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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... Wikipedia
Born: August 13, 1929, Peiping
Died: May 22, 2021 (age 91 years), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
Education: Southwest Agricultural University (1953) and High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University
Spouse: Deng Ze (m. 1964)
Children: 2
Awards: World Food Prize and Wolf Prize in Agriculture
Known for: Hybrid rice