C. Everett Koop

American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator (1916–2013)
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C. Everett Koop
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C. Everett Koop

Summary

C. Everett Koop is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on October 14, 1916[3]. He passed away in Hanover[4]. He died on February 25, 2013[5]. He worked as a physician[6] and pediatric surgeon[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,894 views/month, #6,781 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], C. Everett Koop…
  • C. Everett Koop died in Hanover[4].
  • C. Everett Koop was born on October 14, 1916[3].
  • C. Everett Koop died on February 25, 2013[5].
  • C. Everett Koop is buried at Pine Knoll Cemetery[9].
  • C. Everett Koop held citizenship in United States[10].
  • C. Everett Koop's professions included physician[6].
  • C. Everett Koop worked as a pediatric surgeon[7].
  • C. Everett Koop's field of work was gun control[11].
  • C. Everett Koop held the position of Surgeon General of the United States[12].
  • Among C. Everett Koop's employers was University of Pennsylvania[13].
  • C. Everett Koop was educated at Dartmouth College[14].
  • C. Everett Koop was educated at Cornell University[15].
  • C. Everett Koop's education included a stint at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[16].
  • C. Everett Koop was educated at Weill Cornell Medicine[17].
  • C. Everett Koop received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[18].
  • C. Everett Koop received the Presidential Medal of Freedom[19].
  • C. Everett Koop received the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism[20].
  • C. Everett Koop received the NAS Public Welfare Medal[21].
  • C. Everett Koop received the Leopold Griffuel Prize[22].
  • C. Everett Koop received the Maxwell Finland Award[23].
  • C. Everett Koop was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24].
  • C. Everett Koop was a member of U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine[25].
  • C. Everett Koop's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[26].
  • C. Everett Koop is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

C. Everett Koop's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on October 14, 1916[3].

Education

Educated at Dartmouth College[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1769[30]; Cornell University[15], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1865[33], headquartered in Ithaca[34]; Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[16], a medical school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1765[37]; and Weill Cornell Medicine[17], a medical school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1898[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physician[6] and pediatric surgeon[7]. C. Everett Koop's field of work was gun control[11]. He was employed by University of Pennsylvania[13]. He held the position of Surgeon General of the United States[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[18], a science award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1973[43]; Presidential Medal of Freedom[19], an award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1963[46]; Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism[20], an award[47]; NAS Public Welfare Medal[21], a science award[48], in United States[49]; Leopold Griffuel Prize[22], a science award[50], in France[51], founded in 1970[52]; and Maxwell Finland Award[23], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1988[55].

Personal Life

C. Everett Koop's religion is recorded as Presbyterianism[26]. He was affiliated with the Republican Party[56].

Death and Burial

C. Everett Koop died on February 25, 2013[5]. He died in Hanover[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure[57]. Burial took place at Pine Knoll Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

C. Everett Koop ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,894 views/month, #6,781 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was C. Everett Koop born?

C. Everett Koop was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did C. Everett Koop die?

C. Everett Koop died in Hanover[4].

What did C. Everett Koop do for work?

C. Everett Koop worked as physician[6] and pediatric surgeon[7].

Where did C. Everett Koop go to school?

C. Everett Koop was educated at Dartmouth College[14], Cornell University[15], Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[16], and Weill Cornell Medicine[17].

What awards did C. Everett Koop receive?

Honors received include Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[18], Presidential Medal of Freedom[19], Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism[20], and NAS Public Welfare Medal[21].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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