Frederick "Fred" 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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29 January 1854 Norwalk, Ohio
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Died |
16 May 1938 (aged 84) San Diego, California
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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