Robert Carter Cook (April 9, 1898 – January 7, 1991) was an American geneticist and demographer. He was editor of the ''

Journal of Heredity The ''Journal of Heredity'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal concerned with heredity in a biological sense, covering all aspects of genetics. It is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Genetic Association. Histor ...

'' for 40 years, a lecturer in medical genetics and biology at

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

, and director, then president, of the Population Reference Bureau in Washington, D.C. He was involved with the

eugenics Eugenics ( ; ) is a fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or ...

movement of the first half of the 20th century, and an authority on population policy and the effects of population growth on the environment.Summary: Robert C. Cook papers, 1882-1992.
Library of Congress. Accessed 1 April 2015

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1898 births 1991 deaths American demographers American geneticists Academic journal editors George Washington University faculty Scientists from Washington, D.C. {{US-biologist-stub