Background
Brownell, Baker was born on December 12, 1887 in Saint Charles, Illinois, United States. Son of Eugene A. and Esther Burr (Baker) Brownell.
Brownell, Baker was born on December 12, 1887 in Saint Charles, Illinois, United States. Son of Eugene A. and Esther Burr (Baker) Brownell.
Student of University Washington, Northwestern University, 1906-1909. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1910, Master of Arts, 1911, postgraduate, 1911-1913. Traveling fellow in philosophy, 1912-1913.
Student Tuebingen University, 1912-1913, Cambridge University, 1913.
1 son, Eugene Howard. Editorial writer Chicago Daily News, Chicago Tribune, 1920-1931. Professor contemporary thought, professor philosophy Northwestern University, 1923-1953, professor emeritus 1953-1965.
Director Area Services, Southern Illinois University, 1952-1954.
Visiting professor philosophy University of Chicago, 1947, Garrett Biblical Institute, 1947, U. Utah, 1950, Southern Illinois University, 1952, U. Arkansas, 1953. Kennecott lecturer U. Arizona, 1956.
Served with United States Army, Mexican border, 1916.
Married Helena Van Arsdale Maxwell, 1915. Married second, Adelaide Howard, 1933.