Isabel Crook
Canadian anthropologist and educator
- Born
- 15 December 1915, Chengdu
- Died
- 20 August 2023, aged 107
Isabel Crook (née Brown Chinese: 饶素梅; 15 December 1915 – 20 August 2023) was a Canadian-British anthropologist, political prisoner, and professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. A widely acclaimed pioneer of English language education in PR China and a witness to the profound transformations in modern Chinese history, Crook conducted anthropological studies in China and played an instrumental role in foreign language education in China.
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