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Frederick Cook
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American explorer (1865-1940)
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Frederick Albert Cook was an American explorer, physician, surgeon, and mountaineer. Born in Hortonville, New York, in 1865, he was educated at Columbia University and the Grossman School of Medicine. He participated in the Belgian Antarctic Expedition and was awarded the Order of Leopold. Cook worked in the field of medicine and contributed to the creative work *Popular Science*.
He authored seven works, including *My Attainment of the Pole*, *Testament of Pir'Bub*, *Inferno of Souls*, *The Cocorp Seismic Reflection Traverse Across the Southern Appalachian*, and *Journals of the Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan*. Cook died in New Rochelle in 1940. He spoke and wrote in English.
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- Works
- 7
Top works
- My Attainment of the Pole
- Testament of Pir'Bub
- Inferno of Souls
- Journals of the Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan Against the Six Nations of Indians in 1779; With Records of Centennial ... 361, Laws of the State of New York, of 1885
- The Cocorp Seismic Reflection Traverse Across the Southern Appalachian (Aapg Studies in Geology)
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Hortonville, New York, USA
Frederick Albert Cook was an American explorer, polar researcher and doctor.
Known for
- The Truth About the Pole — Self1912
- Dr. Cook at Copenhagen1909
- Dr. Cooks Arrival
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hortonville
- Place of death
- New Rochelle
- Educated at
- Grossman School of Medicine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Order of Leopold
- Participant in
- Belgian Antarctic Expedition
- Field of work
- medicine
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Official website
- www.cookpolar.org
- Image
- Picture of Frederick Cook.jpg
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- Commons category
- Frederick Cook
- date of birth
- 1865-06-10
- date of death
- 1940-08-05
- Commons Creator page
- Frederick Cook
- name in native language
- Frederick Albert Cook
- writing language
- English language
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- P6944
- Frederick Cook
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