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Herschel Clay Baker (8 November 1914, Cleburne, Texas – 2 February 1990, Belmont, Massachusetts)[1] was an American professor of English literature, specializing in the intellectual history[2] of Christian humanism[3] and its erosion.[4]

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Baker's 1947 book The Dignity of Man is a series of chronological studies tracing the development of Christian humanism until the Reformation.[3] His 1952 book on the decay of Christian humanism relies on earlier work by Hardin Craig and Basil Willey.[4]

Baker was a Guggenheim Fellow for the academic years 1956–1957 and 1963–1964.[5] In 1966 he was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Southern Methodist University.[6]

Upon his death he was survived by his widow, one son, and two daughters.[2][7]

Selected publications

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