About Henry E. Baker
Lived 1857 – 1928 (aged 70). Henry E. Baker was a historian and patent examiner.
Henry Edwin Baker Jr. (September 1, 1857 – April 27, 1928) was the third African American to enter the United States Naval Academy. He later served as an assistant patent examiner in the United States Patent Office, where he would chronicle the history of African-American inventors.
Early life and education Baker was born on September 1, 1857, in Columbus, Mississippi, and attended the Columbus Union Academy there.
In 2025, the Public Search Facility located at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office headquarters in Alexandria, Va., was redesignated as the Henry E. Baker Public Search Facility.
Writings
The 1899 list - 'List of coloured inventors in the United States as furnished for the Paris Exposition, 1900'
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Who was Henry E. Baker?
American patent examiner and author
When was Henry E. Baker born?
Henry E. Baker was born on 1 September 1857 in Columbia.
When did Henry E. Baker die?
Henry E. Baker died on 27 April 1928 in Washington, D.C..
What was Henry E. Baker's occupation?
Henry E. Baker was a historian and patent examiner.
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