Thomas Conrad Porter ( 1822-1901 ) is an American botanist .
| Thomas Conrad Porter | |
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| English Thomas Conrad Porter | |
| Date of Birth | November 22, 1822 |
| Place of Birth | Allegsandria . Pennsylvania |
| Date of death | April 27, 1901 (78 years old) |
| A country | USA |
| Scientific field | botany |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation " Porter " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Thomas Conrad Porter was born on January 22, 1822 in the city of Alexandria in Pennsylvania in the family of John and Mary Porter. Since 1836 he studied at Lafayette College, which he subsequently graduated with a bachelor's degree. In 1843 he received a master's degree.
From 1844 to 1849, Porter was a pastor in Presbyterian churches in Huntingdon , Monticchiello and Reading . In 1849, Thomas Conrad became a professor of chemistry, zoology and botany at Marshall College in Merersburg . From 1877 to 1884, Porter again preached in Easton .
On April 27, 1901, Thomas Conrad Porter passed away.
Porter has been a member of many US scientific societies. He was one of the founders and first president of the Linnaeus Society of Lancaster County.
Thomas Porter's main herbarium has been kept at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (PH) since 1914. Most of it was destroyed in a fire in 1897.
Some scientific papers
- Porter, TC; Coulter, JM (1874). Synopsis of the flora of Colorado . 180 p.
- Porter, TC (1903). Flora of Pennsylvania . 362 p.
Births Named After Porter
- Porteranthus Britton , 1892, nom. superfl. [ syn. Gillenia Moench , 1802 - Guillenie ]
- Porterella Torr. , 1872 - Porterella
Literature
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1983. - Vol. IV: P — Sak. - P. 346—348. - 1214 p. - ISBN 90-313-0549-9 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .
Links
- Porter, Thomas Conrad, Papers . Lafayette College. Date of treatment November 12, 2012. Archived January 8, 2013.