Alfred Baker
Canadian academic
About Alfred Baker
Lived 1848 – 1942 (aged 93–94). Alfred Baker was a Canadian.
Alfred Baker (c. 1848 – October 27, 1942) was a Canadian academic at the University of Toronto. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he was its president from 1915 to 1916. Baker was a professor of mathematics at the University of Toronto and was the first chair of the Department of Mathematics from 1887 until 1919.
He served as the third dean of the Faculty of Arts from 1912 to 1919.
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Who was Alfred Baker?
Canadian academic
When was Alfred Baker born?
Alfred Baker was born in 1848 in Toronto.
When did Alfred Baker die?
Alfred Baker died on 27 October 1942.
What nationality was Alfred Baker?
Alfred Baker was Canadian.
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