Cook, Robert C. (Robert Carter), 1898-1991

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Dates:
Birth 1898
Death 1991
English,

Biographical notes:

Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author.

From the description of Robert C. Cook papers, 1882-1992 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81198453

Geneticist, demographer, editor, and author; d. 1991.

From the description of Papers, 1891-1986 (bulk 1940-1970). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31816451

Biographical Note

1898, Apr. 9 Born, Washington, D.C., to Orator Fuller and Alice Carter Cook 1915 1916 Attended George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1916 1919 Scientific aide, Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 1919 1921 Worked at Tucson Indian Training School, Escuela, Ariz. 1921 Married Margaret L. Brown (divorced 1942) 1921 1923 Attended University of Maryland, College Park, Md. 1922 1962 Managing editor (1922-1952) and editor (1952-1962), Journal of Heredity, official publication of the American Genetic Association, Washington, D.C. 1944 Married Helen Hall Jennings (divorced 1945) 1944 1963 Lecturer in medical genetics and biology, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1946 Married Annabelle Desmond 1951 Published Human Fertility: The Modern Dilemma. New York, N.Y.: William Sloane Associates 1951 1968 Director (1951-1958) and president (1959-1968), Population Reference Bureau, Washington, D.C. 1951 1968 Editor, Population Bulletin, official publication of the Population Reference Bureau, Washington, D.C. 1956 Recipient of Albert and Mary Lasker Award in Planned Parenthood 1991, Jan. 7 Died, Mitchellville, Md.

From the guide to the Robert C. Cook Papers, 1882-1992, (bulk 1940-1970), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Botany
  • Conservation of natural resources
  • Demography
  • Earth houses
  • Ecology
  • Eugenics
  • Fertility
  • Genetics
  • Genetics
  • Heredity
  • Human ecology
  • Indians of North America
  • Nature
  • Population
  • Population
  • Population policy
  • Population research

Occupations:

  • Demographers
  • Demographers
  • Editors
  • Geneticists
  • Geneticists
  • Periodical editors

Places:

  • Arizona (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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