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

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)