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Arnold Cook

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Australian blind academic (1922-1981)

AustraliaLived 1922 to 1981 · aged 59
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Arnold Charles Cook was an Australian academic and senior economics lecturer at the University of Western Australia (UWA).

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Bronze statue of Dr Cook and his dog Dreena at the Association for the Blind in Victoria Park, Western AustraliaBronze statue of Dr Cook and his dog Dreena at the Association for the Blind in Victoria Park, Western AustraliaBronze statue of Dr Cook and his dog Dreena, Kings Park, PerthBronze statue of Dr Cook and his dog Dreena, Kings Park, Perth

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Arnold Charles Cook was an Australian academic and senior economics lecturer at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He was blind since his teenage years and is noted for, in 1950, bringing the first overseas, professionally trained guide dog to Australia and for being instrumental in establishing the first guide dog training centre in the country.

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Australia
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Lived 1922 to 1981 · aged 59
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