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Isabel Crook | |
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| Born | 1915 December 15 Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
| Died | 2023 August 20 Beijing, China |
Isabel Crook (1915 December 15 – 2023 August 20) was a communist in China.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Crook was born in Chengdu in 1915 to Canadian missionaries. She studied in Canada and then moved to the UK, where she married former International Brigade member David Crook.[1]
Communist activism[edit | edit source]
Crook joined the CPGB in 1943. In 1948, she traveled to liberated areas of China, where she lived for the rest of her life.[1] She taught at the Central Foreign Affairs School in Hebei for more than 70 years and trained many scholars and diplomats.[2]
Awards[edit | edit source]
In 2007, the Beijing Foreign Studies University awarded Crook the title of "Tenured professor emeritus." In September 2019, she earned the Friendship Medal, China's highest honor for foreigners.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Friendship Medal awardee Isabel Crook dies in Beijing at 108" (2023-08-21). Friends of Socialist China. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Friendship Medal awardee Isabel Crook dies in Beijing at 108" (2023-08-20). Global Times. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26.