Frederick Cook

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Frederick Cook was an American explorer and physician best known for his controversial claim to have reached the North Pole before Robert Peary.

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instanceOf explorer
human
physician
burialPlace Green-Wood Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cerebral hemorrhage
controversy authenticity of his Denali ascent claim
authenticity of his North Pole claim
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1865-06-10
dateOfDeath 1940-08-05
educatedAt New York University
New York University School of Medicine NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicGroup German American
familyName Cook NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork medicine
polar exploration
givenName Frederick NERFINISHED
hasChild Evelyn Hunt Cook NERFINISHED
Helene Cook Vetter NERFINISHED
Ruth Hunt Cook NERFINISHED
knownFor claim of first ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley)
claim of reaching the North Pole in 1908
controversy over priority of North Pole discovery with Robert Peary
languageOfWorkOrName English
medicalSpecialty general medicine
memberOfExpedition Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) NERFINISHED
name Frederick Albert Cook NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage English
notableEvent public dispute with Robert Peary over North Pole priority
notableWork My Attainment of the Pole NERFINISHED
To the Top of the Continent NERFINISHED
occupation explorer
physician
participatedIn Antarctic exploration NERFINISHED
Arctic exploration
placeOfBirth Hortonville, New York NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld ship's doctor on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
religion Lutheranism
residence Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED
New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Cora Louisa Pust NERFINISHED
Marie Fidele Hunt NERFINISHED

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