Blue plaque review series: John Boyd Orr (1880–1971): a life well lived

FRSE, one of the most prominent figures of twentieth century nutrition, was once a household name, but is now largely forgotten.The postnominal letters listed above give only the merest hint of his achievements and awards, which included, uniquely for a nutritionist, a Nobel Peace Prize.He is regarded by many as the founder of nutrition science: having shown the link between poverty, poor diet and ill health, he spent the rest of his life fighting to address the challenges of providing affordable healthy food on a global scale.John Boyd Orr was born on September 23, 1880 into a moderately affluent family of seven children in the small village of Kilmaurs, about 35 km south-west of Glasgow, Scotland.Twenty years later,