Even before presenting his thesis Baire had suffered from poor health and, after the award of his doctorate, he was only able to contribute to mathematics for a few short spells.
Kahit na bago ang pagtatanghal ng kanyang tesis Baire had suffered mula sa mahinang kalusugan at, matapos ang award ng kanyang mga titulo ng doktor, siya ay lamang ng mga kontribusyon sa matematika para sa isang ilang maikling spells.