About William Barker William Barker is a professor in the Department of English at Dalhousie University and the former president and vice-chancellor of University of King’s College. Books by William Barker Collected Works of Erasmus Prolegomena to the Adages by (author) Desiderius Erasmus translated by John N. Grant other compilation by William Barker The Adages of Erasmus selected by William Barker Richard Mulcaster's Positions Concerning the Training up of Children edited by William Barker