Henry Baker (naturalist)
Henry Baker | |
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Born | 8 May 1698 |
Died | 25 November 1774 | (aged 76)
Citizenship | British |
Known for | Microscopy |
Awards | (1744) Copley gold medal |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Naturalist |
Henry Baker (8 May 1698 – 25 November 1774) was a British naturalist.
Life
He was born in
In 1740 he was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and of the Royal Society. In 1744 he received the Copley gold medal for microscopical observations on the crystallization of saline particles.
He was one of the founders of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in 1754 (later the Society of Arts), and for some time acted as its secretary. He died in London, and was buried at St Mary le Strand.
Universal Spectator
Under the name of Henry Stonecastle, Baker was associated with Daniel Defoe in starting the Universal Spectator and Weekly Journal in 1728. Defoe in fact did little except at the launch of the publication, intended as an essay-sheet rather than a newspaper. It appeared until 1746, running to 907 issues.[2] Baker's involvement as editor continued until 1733.[3] Among the major early contributors was the journalist John Kelly.[4]
Works
He contributed many memoirs to the
Legacy
His name is perpetuated by the
Literature
- George Rousseau. The Letters and Private Papers of Sir John Hill (New York: AMS Press, 1981). ISBN 0-404-61472-8. Provides much biographical material about Baker in the Royal Society, and his Monday and Wednesday club of FRS at his London house.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
References
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Henderson, Thomas Finlayson (1885). "Baker, Henry (1698–1774)". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 9–10.
- ISBN 978-0-7734-6409-4.
- ^ Dr. Henry Baker Archived 2012-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. penserians.cath.vt.edu
- ^ Watt, Francis (1892). Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 30. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 352. . In
- ^ Baker, M., 1753. Employment for the microscope. Dodsley, London, 403 pp.
- ^ G. Turner (2006), "Baker, Henry (1698–1774)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 8 May 2020: Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Baker's description of the polyp was translated into French by Pierre Demours in 1744 [1].
External links
- Baker, Henry (1743) An attempt towards a natural history of the polype, in a letter to Martin Folkes... - digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library
- Baker, Henry (1743) The microscope made easy - digital facsimile from the Linda Hall Library
- Henry Baker collection at John Rylands Library, Manchester.