Sir Albert Cook | |
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 Cook in c.1930 | |
| Born | Albert Ruskin Cook 22 March 1870 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 23 April 1951 (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 |
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.