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Norman Borlaug dies at 95; revolutionized grain agriculture and won Nobel Peace Prize

Norman Borlaug, the father of the "Green Revolution" who is widely credited with saving millions of lives by breeding wheat, rice and other crops that brought agricultural self-sufficiency to developing countries around the world, died Saturday in Texas. He was 95.

By Thomas H. Maugh II

September 14, 2009

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