Fred Baker (physician)

Fred Baker
Born	Frederick Baker January 29, 1854 Norwalk, Ohio
Died	May 16, 1938(1938-05-16) (aged 84) San Diego, California
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Physician
Known for	Civic activist, co-founder of San Diego Zoo, co-founder of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Frederick Baker (January 29, 1854 – May 16, 1938) was an American physician and civic activist in San Diego, California. He was the prime mover in founding the Marine Biological Institution, which became the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He was also a co-founder of the Zoological Society of San Diego and thus of the San Diego Zoo. He was a naturalist and an amateur malacologist.