John Baker

Academic

1900 – 1984

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Who was John Baker?

John Randal Baker FRS was a biologist, physical anthropologist, and professor at the University of Oxford in the mid-twentieth century. He is best remembered for his 1974 book, Race, which classifies human races in the same way in which animal subspecies are classified. John Baker received his PhD at the University of Oxford in 1927.

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Born
Oct 23, 1900
Woodbridge
Also known as
  • John Randal Baker
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Education
  • University of Oxford
Died
Jun 8, 1984

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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