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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name=Perry Lee Adkisson
| name=Perry Lee Adkisson
(Texas entomologist: The first person to receive all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture — Alexander von Humboldt Award,<br> Wolf Prize, and World Food Prize)
(Texas entomologist: The first person to receive all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture:<br>Alexander von Humboldt Award,<br> Wolf Prize, and World Food Prize)
| image=Perry Adkisson of TX.jpg
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=March 11, 1929
| birth_date=March 11, 1929
| birth_place=Blytheville, Mississippi County, [[Arkansas]], USA
| birth_place=Blytheville<br>Mississippi County<br>[[Arkansas]], USA
| death_date=June 25, 2020 (aged 91)
| death_date=June 25, 2020 (aged 91)
| death_place=Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]]
| death_place=Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]]
Michael Ray<br>
Michael Ray<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Robert "Luby" and Imogene P. Adkisson}}
Robert "Luby" and Imogene P. Adkisson
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|serviceyears=1951-1953
|battles=[[Korean War]]
}}
'''Perry Lee Adkisson''' (March 11, 1929 – June 25, 2020) was an entomologist at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], who was the first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—the Alexander von Humboldt Award, the Wolf Prize, and the World Food Prize.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/obituaries/adkisson-dr-perry-lee/article_bccf6e68-2fb6-5e51-b2d6-da95d91f5fc5.html|title=Adkisson, Dr. Perry Lee obituary|publisher=''Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=June 28, 2020|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
'''Perry Lee Adkisson''' (March 11, 1929 – June 25, 2020) was an entomologist at [[Texas A&M University]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], who was the first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—the Alexander von Humboldt Award, the Wolf Prize, and the World Food Prize.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/obituaries/adkisson-dr-perry-lee/article_bccf6e68-2fb6-5e51-b2d6-da95d91f5fc5.html|title=Adkisson, Dr. Perry Lee obituary|publisher=''Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=June 28, 2020|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
TAMU Chancellor John Sharp, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who formerly served as state senator, railroad commissioner, and comptroller of public accounts praised the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Adkisson as "a giant in the Aggie family." Sharp added: "As a legislator I watched him work in the capital for Texas A&M … He presided over the addition of new schools, was a key driver of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and garnered profound respect for himself and the A&M System. And he did it all by being a truly nice guy. ..."<ref name=services/>
TAMU Chancellor John Sharp, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who formerly served as state senator, railroad commissioner, and comptroller of public accounts praised the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Adkisson as "a giant in the Aggie family." Sharp added: "As a legislator I watched him work in the capital for Texas A&M … He presided over the addition of new schools, was a key driver of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and garnered profound respect for himself and the A&M System. And he did it all by being a truly nice guy. ..."<ref name=services/>
==Family and death==
==Family and death==