C. Everett Koop

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Surgeon General of the United States human pediatric surgeon public health official

C. Everett Koop was a prominent American pediatric surgeon and U.S. Surgeon General known for his influential public health leadership, particularly in raising awareness about smoking risks and the AIDS epidemic.

Aliases (1)

Charles Everett Koop ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Surgeon General of the United States → human → pediatric surgeon → public health official →
appointedBy	Ronald Reagan →
awardReceived	Presidential Medal of Freedom → Public Welfare Medal →
birthDate	1916-10-14 →
birthPlace	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
deathDate	2013-02-25 →
educatedAt	Cornell University Medical College → Dartmouth College → Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania →
employer	Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia → Dartmouth College →
endTime	1989-10-01 →
ethnicGroup	Dutch American →
familyName	Koop →
fieldOfWork	pediatric surgery → public health →
fullName	Charles Everett Koop →
gender	male →
givenName	Charles →
knownFor	Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health → advocacy for AIDS education and prevention → anti-smoking advocacy → leadership in the U.S. response to the AIDS epidemic → public education on the health risks of smoking →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Pediatrics → American College of Surgeons →
notableIdea	framing tobacco use as a major public health crisis → promoting sex education and condom use to prevent HIV/AIDS →
notableWork	Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome → The Koop Report on Smoking →
occupation	pediatric surgeon → physician → public health administrator →
positionHeld	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → Surgeon General of the United States →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Hanover, New Hampshire, United States →
spouse	Elizabeth Flanagan →
startTime	1982-01-21 →
workLocation	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal → Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
Elizabeth Flanagan → Elizabeth Flanagan ("Charles Everett Koop") →	spouse
Surgeon General’s Report on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome →	author
C. Everett Koop ("Charles Everett Koop") →	fullName
Koop →	hasNotableBearer