C. Everett Koop
Physician
1916 – 2013
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Who was C. Everett Koop?
Charles Everett Koop was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and served as the 13th Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. According to the Associated Press, "Koop was the only surgeon general to become a household name."
Koop was known for his work to prevent tobacco use, AIDS and abortion and the rights of disabled children.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1916
Brooklyn - Also known as
- Dr. C. Everett Koop
- C. Koop
- Parents
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Flanagan
(1938 - 2007/02) - Cora Hogue
(2010/04/17 - 2013/02/25)
- Elizabeth Flanagan
- Children
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Dartmouth College
( - 1937) - Weill Medical College of Cornell University
( - 1941) - University of Pennsylvania
( - 1947)
- Dartmouth College
- Lived in
- Brooklyn
- Died
- Feb 25, 2013
Hanover
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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