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Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
1916–2007
Remembered as a leading mammalogist, he spent decades studying the natural history and biogeography of mammals, especially those of Mexico. His career also left a lasting mark through museum leadership, teaching, and mentoring younger scientists.
5 Audiobooks
Two New Moles (Genus Scalopus) from Mexico and Texas
by Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
Geographic Variation in the Pocket Gopher, Cratogeomys castanops, in Coahuila, México
by Robert J. Russell, Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway
by Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution
by Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
Mammals from Tamaulipas, Mexico
by Rollin H. (Rollin Harold) Baker
About the author
Born in Cordova, Illinois, on November 11, 1916, and raised largely in Texas, Rollin Harold Baker built his academic path through the University of Texas, Texas A&M, and the University of Kansas, where he completed his Ph.D. in zoology in 1948.
He became known for research on mammals of Mexico, particularly rodents, and for broader work in mammalogy and biogeography. After service in the U.S. Navy during World War II with Naval Medical Research Unit 2, he taught at the University of Kansas and later joined Michigan State University, where he served as a professor and director of the university museum until retiring in 1982.
Colleagues remembered him not only for his scholarship but also for his generosity as a mentor. He died on November 12, 2007, one day after his 91st birthday.