Timothy D. Baker

Timothy Danforth Baker (July 4, 1925 – December 17, 2013) was a professor of international health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He was also one of the founders of the study of international health.

Early life Baker was born the son of Frank A. Baker, former president of National Sash Weight Corp, and Alice Candler Baker, a landscape artist, in Baltimore, Maryland. Baker was raised in Mount Washington.

In 1942, Baker began at Johns Hopkins University studying chemical engineering, but after taking time off from his studies to serve in World War II in the United States Air Force on an assignment in the base's hospital in 1943 after an oversupply of would-be pilots grounded him, his interest returned to medicine.

Baker then pursued advanced medical training at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London and at the University of Maryland Hospital before completing his residency at the New York Department of Public Health. In fact, Baker consulted for the health systems of four state governments and 24 national governments on five continents Baker enjoyed rock-hunting, camping, skiing, and writing haiku, while his favorite pastime was turning the minerals he found into jewelry for family and friends.