Theodore Baird

Samuel Williston Professor of English Theodore Baird Emeritus
Born	Theodore W. Baird (1901-02-29)February 29, 1901 Warren Township, Trumbull, Ohio
Died	December 29, 1996(1996-12-29) (aged 95) Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Occupation	College faculty member
Known for	Creating Amherst's freshman composition course
Title	Samuel Williston Professor of English
Academic background
Education	Ph.D., 1929
Alma mater	Harvard
Thesis	The Life and Worlds of George Colman the Elder
Academic work
Discipline	English literature

Theodore Baird (February 28, 1901 – December 29, 1996) was an American academic and Samuel Williston Professor of English, emeritus, at Amherst College. From 1927 to 1969 he taught students a wide range of literature, and was the creator of the English 1-2, the college's highly regarded freshman composition course.

Baird and his wife commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design their home, the Theodore Baird Residence.