Yuan Longping

Yuan Longping (Chinese: 袁隆平; September 7, 1930 – May 22, 2021) was a Chinese agronomist. He was known for creating the first hybrid rice varieties in the 1970s. Yuan was born in Beijing. In 2004, he won the Wolf Prize in Agriculture and the World Food Prize.

Yuan was a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1983 until 2018. In 1995, he was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

For his achievement, Yuan received the 2011 Mahathir Science Award from former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[1][2]

Yuan fell down at his research lab in Sanya, China on March 10, 2021. On April 7, he was transferred to Changsha, Hunan Province for treatment.[3] Yuan died from multiple organ failure caused by his injuries a month later on May 22, aged 90.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Yuan Longping gets Mahathir Science Award". www.chinadaily.com.cn. 2012-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Father of hybrid rice honoured with Mahathir science award". Borneo Post Online. 2012-02-29.
  3. ↑ 袁隆平保健医生：袁老系在研究基地摔了一跤，正在医院治疗 [Yuan Longping health care doctor: Mr. Yuan fell in the research base and is being treated in the hospital]. 湖南红网 [Hunan Red Network] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  4. ↑ Ma, Josephine (22 May 2021). "China's 'father of hybrid rice' Yuan Longping dies at 90". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Yan, Zhang; Sun, Yilei (22 May 2021). Feast, Lincoln (ed.). "UPDATE 1-Yuan Longping, China's father of hybrid rice, dies at 91 - Xinhua". Reuters. Retrieved 22 May 2021.