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Canadian War Museum Chief Historian Tim Cook Dies at 54

The museum called the award-winning author instrumental to its work since 2002.

Historian Dr. Tim Cook with the Vimy Ridge wooden relief map used by Canadian commanders preparing for battle at the Canadian War Museum.
Tim Cook, the Canadian War Museum's chief historian, has died, the museum announced on Sunday.
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A file photo of Tim Cook, director of research and chief historian at the Canadian War Museum. Cook died at the age of 54.

Overview

  • Officials announced his death on Sunday and did not disclose a cause.
  • He served as chief historian and research director, shaping key exhibitions including For Crown and Country, Victory 1918, Communities at War, and War and Medicine.
  • He championed the oral-history initiative In Their Own Voices, gathering interviews from veterans and their families.
  • He published more than 19 books and earned multiple honors, including the C. P. Stacey Award, the Governor General’s History Award, the Ottawa Book Award, Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada, and membership in the Order of Canada.
  • His 2022 book Life Savers and Body Snatchers reported evidence of non-consensual organ harvesting of First World War soldiers, and the museum says details of a formal commemoration will follow.