Alfred Baker (academic)
Canadian academic
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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]
Preceded byRobert Ramsay Wright
Succeeded byArthur Philemon Coleman
Bornc. 1848
DiedOctober 27, 1942 (aged 93–94)
Alfred Baker | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts | |
| In office 1912–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Ramsay Wright |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Philemon Coleman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1848 |
| Died | October 27, 1942 (aged 93–94) |
Biography
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]
He served as the third dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1912 to 1919.[3]
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