Which Happened First?

Yuan Longping

Yuan Longping
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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 is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice".

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Who was born first?

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  1. Colin ChapmanMay 19, 1928 – December 16, 1982
  2. Amar BoseNovember 2, 1929 – July 12, 2013
  3. Gaston GlockJuly 19, 1929 – December 27, 2023
  4. Pete GeorgeJune 29, 1929 – July 28, 2021
  5. Rudolf E. KálmánMay 19, 1930 – July 2, 2016
  6. Yuan Longping (this page)September 7, 1930 – May 22, 2021

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