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Feb 05, 1934 Died on 02 Dec 2000 (aged 66)
American biologist
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About John D. Axtell
- John David Axtell (February 5, 1934 – December 2, 2000) was an American geneticist, Lynn Distinguished Professor of Agronomy, member of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Axtell received the Alexander von Humboldt Award in 1975, the Crop Science Research Award from the Crop Science Society of America in 1976, and the International Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture in 1984.
- Axtell was widely noted for his research on sorghum(Sorghum bicolor L.).
- The New York Times and other sources reported that Axtell had been one of discoverers of high-lysine sorghum, and that the discovery was crucial to the fight against world hunger.
