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Albert Ruskin Cook

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English medical missionary (1870-1951)

United KingdomDoctorsLived 1870 to 1951 · aged 81
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Sir Albert Ruskin Cook, CMG, OBE 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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Albert Ruskin Cook in Uganda, 1897Albert Ruskin Cook in Uganda, 1897Sir Albert cook in Mengo Hospital.jpgSir Albert cook in Mengo Hospital.jpgCook's grave, center right, next to the one of his wife in 2024.Cook's grave, center right, next to the one of his wife in 2024.

Awards 3

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Bachelor

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About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1951 · aged 81
Written about in
8 languages

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