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James BAKER, British author. Made a special study of Bohemia, was voted Great Silver Medal of Prague by Senato for literary work. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; Fellow of Royal Historical Society.

Background

BAKER, James was born on January 1, 1847. Son of James Baker.

Education

Studied at by his father, who was success ively schoolmaster, secretary of Clifton College, and founder of a West of England publishing firm.

Career

Has travelled in Greece, Russia, Lapland, Egypt, etc. Made a special study of Bohemia, was voted Great Silver Medal of Prague by Senato for literary work. Special correspondent for Pall Mall Gazette, Black and White, The Queen, etc.

Lectures on Egypt, Russia, Palestine, Technical Education, etc. In 1899 travelled in Tunis and Sicily and studied technical and commercial education in Prussia, Poland, Galicia, and Bohemia, to write a report thereon for the Education Department, published 1900. Travelled in Georgia and Palestine, 1903.

Bohemia, 1905; Sjjain, 190G. Bosnia, 1907. Of Imperial Order of Francis Joseph, 1908., author and journalist; Honourable Secretary British International Associate Journalists and International Press Conference, 1909.

Works

All works

Membership

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Clubs: Savage, Authors’, Yorick, New Vagabonds’.

  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; Fellow of Royal Historical Society. Clubs: Savage, Authors’, Yorick, New Vagabonds’.

Interests

  • Foreign travel, music, glee-singing, archaeology.

Connections

Father:
James Baker