Porter, Thomas C. (Thomas Conrad), 1822-1901

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Alumnus, Class of 1840.

From the description of Addresses, reprints, etc. 1850-1897. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 34208923

Thomas Conrad Porter, botanist, theologian, educator, and poet, was a professor of botany, geology, and zoology at Lafayette College from 1866-1896. Porter's scientific work focused primarily on the plants of Pennsylvania. Most of his research and collection of plants and minerals were destroyed in the Pardee fire, June 4, 1879.

From the description of Thomas Conrad Porter Papers, 1855-1903. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 71522703

Epithet: Mayor of Liverpool

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000491.0x000265

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associatedWith American Philosophical Society. corporateBody
correspondedWith Brakeley, John H. person
associatedWith Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.). Class of 1840. corporateBody
associatedWith Morong, Thomas, 1827-1894. person
associatedWith Robbins, James Watson, 1801-1879. person
associatedWith Stauffer, Jacob, b. 1808 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pennsylvania
Dublin, Ireland
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Botany
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Birth 1822

Death 1901

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