Fred Baker (physician)
American physician and civic activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick Baker (January 29, 1854 – May 16, 1938) was an American physician and civic activist in San Diego, California. He was the prime mover in founding the Marine Biological Institution, which became the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was also a co-founder of the Zoological Society of San Diego and thus of the San Diego Zoo. He was a naturalist and an amateur malacologist.
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Born | Frederick Baker January 29, 1854 Norwalk, Ohio |
Died | May 16, 1938(1938-05-16) (aged 84) San Diego, California |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Occupation | Physician |
Known for | Civic activist, co-founder of San Diego Zoo, co-founder of Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
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