Past Member
Nicholas Scott Baker
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Cultural History of Renaissance Italy
From
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Nicholas Baker is writing a cultural history of financial risk-taking in Renaissance Italy. His project analyzes the relationship between changing conceptions of time and the future, the meanings ascribed to the taking of chances on future outcomes, and the experiences of such risk-taking.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Spring
Degrees
Northwestern University
Ph.D.
2007