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Biography of Charles Everett Koop
14. Oct 1916 – 25. Feb 2013(96 years)Died in:Hanover, Grafton County
American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator
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Pine Knoll Cemetery
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Awards(10)
Tyler Prize for Environmental AchievementPresidential Medal of FreedomAlbert Schweitzer Prize for HumanitarianismNAS Public Welfare MedalLeopold Griffuel PrizeMaxwell Finland AwardHeinz AwardDr. Nathan Davis Award for Members of the Executive Branch by Presidential Appointmenthonorary doctor of the University of Miamihonorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
C. Everett Koop (* 14. October 1916 in Brooklyn; † 25. February 2013 in Hanover) was an american pediatric surgeon and public health administrator. He was 96 years old. His education included Dartmouth College, Cornell University, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Weill Cornell Medicine. His faith was Presbyterianism. He received 10 awards, including Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, Presidential Medal of Freedom. His cause of death was kidney failure. He was buried at Pine Knoll Cemetery.
Life Events
12 Events1916
Born in Brooklyn, New York
1982
honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
1988
Maxwell Finland Award
1989
Leopold Griffuel Prize
1989
Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Members of the Executive Branch by Presidential Appointment
1990
NAS Public Welfare Medal
1991
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
1991
Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism
1991
honorary doctor of the University of Miami
1995
Presidential Medal of Freedom
1995
Heinz Award
2013