Robert Edward Cook

Background

Cook, Robert Edward was born on September 26, 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Son of John Edward and Suzanne Marie (Boisvert) Cook.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1973.

Career

Instructor, Yale University, New Haven, 1973-1974; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974-1975; assistant professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1975-1980; associate professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1980-1983; Arnold professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, since 1989; associate director, Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1998; program director, National Science Foundation, Washington, 1982-1983; associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1983-1988; director Cornell Plantations, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1983-1988; director, Arnold Arboretum, Boston, 1989-1998. Visiting professor Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1981-1982.

Achievements

• Robert Edward Cook has been listed as a noteworthy Plant ecology educator, research director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Army, 1968-1974.

Connections

Father:

John Edward Cook

Mother:

Suzanne Marie (Boisvert) Cook