George Hammell Cook

George Hammell Cook
Born(1818-01-05)January 5, 1818
Hanover, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 22, 1889(1889-09-22) (aged 71)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
SpouseMary Halsey Thomas (1821-?)
ChildrenPaul Cook (1847-?), Sarah Cook (1849-?). John Willard Cook (1852-?), Emma Willard Cook (1854-?), Anne Bigelow Cook (1857-?), Robert Anderson Cook (1861-?)
New York Times obituary

George Hammell Cook (January 5, 1818 – September 22, 1889) was the state geologist of New Jersey and vice president of Rutgers College.[1][2] His geological survey of New Jersey became the predecessor for the U.S. Geological Survey.

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  2. ^ "Cook, George Hammell" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900.