William Harrison Cook

William Harrison Cook
William Harrison Cook
Born	September 2, 1903; Alnwick, England
Died	May 19, 1998 (aged 94); Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation	biochemist
Known for	Executive Director of the National Research Council
Awards	Order of Canada; Order of the British Empire

William Harrison Cook, OC OBE FRSC (September 2, 1903 – May 19, 1998) was an English Canadian food technologist and biochemist. He was Executive Director of the National Research Council.

Born in Alnwick, England, Cook immigrated to Canada in 1912. After graduating from the School of Agriculture in Claresholm, Alberta, the University of Alberta and Stanford University with a Ph.D. in Chemistry, he starting working for National Research Council's applied biology division focusing on the transport of perishable foods and refrigerated storage. In 1941, he became Director of the division and was in charge of research on the preservation and transportation of bacon, poultry and eggs during World War II.[1]

Honours

In 1969, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[2] He was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1948 in recognition of "his eminent service to agricultural science".[3]

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References

External links

William Harrison Cook at The Canadian Encyclopedia

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Arthur R. M. Lower	President of the Royal Society of Canada 1962–1963	Succeeded by Maurice Lebel

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[1] "William Harrison Cook fonds".

[2] "Order of Canada citation".

[3] "Honorary Degrees".