| Authorised form of name | Baker; Sir; George (1722 - 1809) |
| Dates | 1722 - 1809 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Modbury, Devon, England |
| Date of birth | 01 January 1722 |
| Date of death | 15 June 1809 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Activity | Education:
Eton College; King's College, Cambridge, BA (1745-6), MA (1749), MD (1756)
Career:
Fellow of King's (1745); practised at Stamford, Lincolnshire and in London (after 1761); Physician to the Queen and to the King
Honours:
Bt 1776
Memberships:
FRCP (1757); FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 04/02/1762 |
| Relationships | Son of George Baker; father of Sir Frederick Baker (FRS 1811) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn
References:
Lise Wilkinson, '"The Other" John Hunter, MD, FRS (1754-1809): His Contributions to the Medical Literature, and to the Introduction of Animal Experiments Into Infectious Disease Research' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 227-241
T E Allibone, 'The Club of the Royal College of Physicians, the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers and their Relationship to the Royal Society Club' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 186-192
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138 |
| Code | NA8112 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1761/11 | Baker, Sir George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| CB/2/730 | Copy of a letter from Charles Blagden to George Baker | 8 November 1785 |
| IM/000190 | Baker, Sir George | nd |
| L&P/4/110 | Letter, 'Of the Wrathisham case communicated by Charlton Wollaston' from James Bones to George Baker | 21 April 1762 |