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MOVING TO FRONT FROM DECEMBER 18–UPDATED
A longtime member of the Johns Hopkins Department (where he was emeritus), Professor Barker was noted for his work in philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and logic. I will add links to memorial notices as they appear.
UPDATE: The Johns Hopkins memorial notice. (Thanks to Steven Gross for the pointer.)
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