Alfred Baker (academic)

Alfred Baker
Alfred Baker
Born	1848; Toronto, Canada West
Died	October 27, 1942 (aged 93–94)

Alfred Baker (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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "[Obituaries]". Nature. 150 (3810): 542–542. 1942. doi:10.1038/150542b0. ISSN 0028-0836.
^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Beach, Chandler B.; McMurry, Frank Morton, eds. (1914). "Baker, Alfred, M. A." . The New Student's Reference Work. Vol. I. Chicago: F.E. Compton & Company – via Wikisource. [scan ]

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Adolphe-Basile Routhier	President of the Royal Society of Canada 1915–1916	Succeeded by Archibald Macallum

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[nature-1] "[Obituaries]". Nature. 150 (3810): 542–542. 1942. doi:10.1038/150542b0. ISSN 0028-0836.

[2] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Beach, Chandler B.; McMurry, Frank Morton, eds. (1914). "Baker, Alfred, M. A." . The New Student's Reference Work. Vol. I. Chicago: F.E. Compton & Company – via Wikisource. [scan ]

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