Albert Ruskin Cook
19/20th-century British physician and missionary in colonial Uganda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Albert Ruskin Cook, CMG, OBE (22 March 1870 – 23 April 1951)[1] was a British medical missionary in Uganda, and the founder of Mulago Hospital and Mengo Hospital. Together with his wife, Katharine Cook (1863–1938), he established a maternity training school in Uganda.
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Sir Albert Cook | |
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Born | Albert Ruskin Cook (1870-03-22)22 March 1870 Hampstead, London, England |
Died | 23 April 1951(1951-04-23) (aged 81) Kampala, Uganda |
Education | Trinity College, Cambridge (BA) St Bartholomew's Hospital (MBBS, MD) |
Occupation(s) | Doctor and missionary |
Years active | 1896–1951 |
Known for | Missionary/humanitarian work |
Spouse | Katharine Cook |
Medical career | |
Institutions | Mulago Hospital Mengo Hospital |
Awards | Order of the British Empire Order of St Michael and St George |
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