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Chacko
Chacko () is a Syriac Malayalam masculine given name and surname, a form of Jacob (name), Jacob. It is most commonly found among Saint Thomas Christians, Syrian Christians in Kerala and Cochin Jews. Notable people with the name include: __NOTOC__ Given name *Chemmanam Chacko (1926–2018), Indian poet *I. C. Chacko (1875–1966), Indian geologist, philologist, writer and grammarian *Jose Chacko Periappuram (born 1958), Indian cardiac surgeon and medical writer *K. T. Chacko (born 1947), Indian government official *Mathai Chacko (1959–2006), Indian politician *M. Mani Chacko (born 1955), Indian Old Testament scholar and management consultant *P. Chacko (died 1978), Indian politician *P. C. Chacko (born 1946), Indian politician *P. T. Chacko (1915–1964), Indian politician *Chacko Vadaketh (born 1963), Indian-born Malaysian actor, emcee and television host Surname *Ben Chacko (born 1984), English journalist *Dorothy Chacko (1904–1992), American social worker, humanitarian and medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Chacko
Dorothy Dunning Chacko (1904 – December 30, 1992) was an American social worker, humanitarian and medical doctor, whose efforts were reported behind the establishment of a lepers' colony at Bethany village, in Ganaur, Sonepat district in the Indian state of Haryana. She was a Hall of Famer of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania, County of Delaware, Pennsylvania a recipient of the ''Take the Lead Honour'' from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania and the Smith College Medal. She was honoured by the Government of India in 1972 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. Biography Dorothy Dunning was born in 1904 in Kyoto, Japan to congregational missionary couple, Morton Dexter and Mary Ward Dunning as one among their six children, when they were working in Japan. She did her early schooling there and moving to the US at the age of 16, she completed her school education at the Bradford College (United States), Bradford Academy, Massachusetts in 1921. She did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |