George Willis Cooke (1848–1923) was an active Unitarian minister, writer, editor, and lecturer who made significant contributions to the study of American religious and intellectual history. Operating during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Cooke focused much of his intellectual energy on documenting the development of religious thought and literary movements in the United States.
He is best remembered for his landmark historical study, Unitarianism in America, which detailed the evolution and impact of the Unitarian movement throughout the nineteenth century. Beyond his historical accounts of the church, Cooke was also highly regarded for his editorial and critical work concerning Transcendentalist writers and their various publications, preserving the legacy of one of America's most influential philosophical movements.
