Ronald James Baker
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ronald "Ron" James Baker, was a Canadian academic administrator. He was the first president of the University of Prince Edward Island . Born in London, England, Baker served with the Royal Air Force from 1943 to 1947 and trained in Manitoba. In 1947, he emigrated to Canada. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1951 and a Master of Arts degree in 1953 from the University of British Columbia both in English. From 1954 to 1956, he did graduate work in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. In 1962, he was appointed associate professor at the University of British Columbia. Baker’s specialty was the History and Structure of the English Language. His classes were popular, especially among aspiring writers and poets on campus, such as Lionel Kearns, and George Bowering, who acknowledged Baker’s influence on their writing careers.
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