Robert C. Cook | |
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| Born | April 9, 1898 |
| Died | January 7, 1991 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Geneticist, demographer, editor |
| Parent(s) | Orator Fuller Cook Alice Carter Cook |
Robert Carter Cook (April 9, 1898 – January 7, 1991) was an American eugenicist. He was editor of the Journal of Heredity for 40 years, a lecturer in medical genetics and biology at George Washington University, and director, then president, of the Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C. He was involved with the eugenics movement of the first half of the 20th century, and claimed authority on population policy and the effects of population growth on the environment.[1]