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Alfred Baker (academic)

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Alfred Baker
Bornc. 1848
DiedOctober 27, 1942 (aged 93–94)

Alfred Baker (c. 1848 – October 27, 1942) was a Canadian academic. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he was its president from 1915 to 1916.[1]

Biography

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Born in Toronto, of Yorkshire parents, Baker was educated at the Toronto Grammar School and University of Toronto. He was appointed a mathematical tutor in University College, University of Toronto in 1875 and was a registrar in 1880.[2] Baker was a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto and was chair of mathematics from 1887 until 1919.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "[Obituaries]". Nature. 150 (3810): 542. 1942. Bibcode:1942Natur.150Q.542.. doi:10.1038/150542b0. ISSN 0028-0836.
  2. ^ Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Beach, Chandler B.; McMurry, Frank Morton, eds. (1914). "Baker, Alfred, M. A." . The New Student's Reference Work. Vol. I. Chicago: F.E. Compton & Company – via Wikisource. [scan Wikisource link]
Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Royal Society of Canada
1915–1916
Succeeded by