Between February and March 2017 Professor Baker was interviewed three times in the Faculty to record his reminiscences as a legal historian. His scholarship of the history of the common law spans nearly half a century at UCL and Cambridge, and culminated in the Downing Chair, and a knighthood. The interviewer is Lesley DingleThe interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcript of those recordings: - First Interview (22 February 2017): Early life- Second Interview (10 March 2017): Academic Career- Third Interview (31 March 2017): Scholarly works For more information, see the Squire website at https://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent-scholars-archive

Between February and March 2017 Professor Baker was interviewed three times in the Faculty to record his reminiscences as a legal historian. His scholarship of the history of the common law spans nearly half a century at UCL and Cambridge, and culminated in the Downing Chair, and a knighthood. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcript of those recordings: - First Interview (22 February 2017): Early life - Second Interview (10 March 2017): Academic Career - Third Interview (31 March 2017): Scholarly works For more information, see the Squire website at https://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent-scholars-archive

Conversations with John Baker #1: Early life

The Eminent Scholars Archive is an expanding archive developed by Lesley Dingle and Daniel Bates, joined in 2023 by John Magyar, in which we document the careers and achievements of eminent scholars associated with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The archive includes biographies, bibliographies, photographs, recorded interviews and many other resources. Since 2022 the development of the Archive has been overseen by the Faculty of Law’s Eminent Scholars Archive Steering Group.

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The Eminent Scholars Archive is an expanding archive developed by Lesley Dingle and Daniel Bates, joined in 2023 by John Magyar, in which we document the careers and achievements of eminent scholars associated with the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge. The archive includes biographies, bibliographies, photographs, recorded interviews and many other resources. Since 2022 the development of the Archive has been overseen by the Faculty of Law’s Eminent Scholars Archive Steering Group. For more information, see the Squire Law Library website at http://www.squire.law.cam.ac.uk/eminent_scholars/ The Eminent Scholars Archive is available to listen or subscribe to via most popular podcast platforms. Material in the Archive is copyright of the University of Cambridge. Enquiries about the Eminent Scholars Archive including any reuse should be directed to Daniel Bates at db298@cam.ac.uk

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