Sir John (Hamilton) Baker, LLB PhD London MA LLD Cambridge LLD honoris causa Chicago Barrister-at-Law Inner Temple and Gray’s Inn Honorary Bencher Inner Temple QC FBA FBS FRHistS, Downing Professor of the Laws of England from 1998, English legal historian. Baker was born 10 April 1944 in Sheffield, the son of Kenneth Lee Vincent Baker, and Marjorie Baker (nee Bagshaw). He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford, and University College London. Wikipedia
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