Emerson Baker
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May 18, 1958
Emerson Baker | |
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| Born | Emerson Baker II May 18, 1958 |
| Other names | Tad |
| Education | Phillips Academy Bates College (BA) University of Maine (MA) College of William & Mary (PhD) |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Employer | Salem State University |
Emerson "Tad" Baker II (born 18 May 1958) is a historical archaeologist and professor of history at Salem State University.[1] He is well known in academic circles for his extensive work on witchcraft in Colonial America, as well as for his work on numerous archaeological sites along the East Coast of the United States. He currently resides in York, Maine.
Baker was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1958 and attended Applewild School and Phillips Academy. Before attending Bates College in Lewiston, Maine (where he would later meet his wife and play/lead the rugby club), Baker spent a year in the United Kingdom studying at Cranleigh School, where he learned to play rugby. After graduating from Bates with a BA in history in 1980, he received his MA in history (with a concentration in historical archaeology) from the University of Maine at Orono in 1983.[2] In 1986, he received his Ph.D. in history (with a dissertation on failed Anglo-Indian relations in early Maine) from the College of William & Mary under the guidance of James Axtell.[2]
