Lilian E. Porter

Lilian E. Porter
Born
Lilian E. Baker

21 September 1885
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Ireland
Died1972 (aged 87)
EducationUniversity of Liverpool, 1911
Known forThe Lichens of Ireland (Supplement) (1948)
Spouse
William Holt Porter
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(m. 1915; died 1961)​
Children3
Scientific career
Fields
Workplaces
L. Porter

Lilian E. Porter (née Baker; 21 September 1885 – 1972[a]) was an Irish[b] botanist, lichenologist, mycologist and lecturer.[1][2][3][4] A contributor to the lichen collection at University College Cork, Porter is known for her 1948 supplement to Matilda Cullen Knowles' 1929 work "The Lichens of Ireland".[5]

Biography

Lilian E. Baker was born on 21 September 1885 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire.[c][1][3] In 1911[d], Porter graduated from the University of Liverpool with a M.S. in botany.[3][7]

Between 1913 and 1916, Porter was a lecturer in botany at University College of North Wales.[1][3] Settling in Cork, Porter worked as a lecturer in biology at the University College Cork from 1916 to 1919.[1][3] From 1921 to 1945, Porter worked for the National University of Ireland as an assistant examiner for the botany matriculation exam.[1][3]

Whilst her husband, William Holt Porter, was as a professor of ancient history at University College Cork, Porter researched and contributed to the university's lichen collection.[5] On 10 February 1947, Porter presented to the Royal Irish Academy a supplement to Matilda Cullen Knowles' 1929 work "The Lichens of Ireland".[8] Porter's supplement was published the following year.[5][8] Research from Porter's supplement was included in the 1953 work Census catalogue of British lichens by Walter Watson.[9]

Personal life

In 1915, Porter married William Holt Porter, a professor of ancient history, in Caernarfonshire.[4][5][10] The couple had three children.[5][11]

In Cork, Porter lived at Lehenagh House in Togher.[5][10] Following her husband's retirement in 1951, the couple moved to Dublin.[5]

Porter died in 1972, aged 87.[4] A cenotaph to Porter, her husband and other members of the Porter family stands at Mount Jerome Cemetery and Crematorium.[4]

Publications

  • Porter, Lilian (1917–1919). "On the Attachment Organs of the Common Corticolous Ramalinae". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science. 34: 17–32.

Notes

  1. ↑ Also cited as c. 1966[1] and 1973.[2][3]
  2. ↑ Also cited as British.[1]
  3. ↑ Porter is cited as being the daughter of the botanist John Gilbert Baker[1][3] however, Baker only had one daughter Katherine Unthank Baker (died 1918).[6]
  4. ↑ Also cited as 1909.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Harvey, Joy; Ogilvie, Marilyn (2000). Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (eds.). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z. New York City, New York: Routledge. p. 1043. ISBN 9780415920407. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Porter, Lilian E." Index of Botanists, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Stafleu, Frans; Cowan, Richard Sumner (1983). Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Volume IV, P-Sak (2 ed.). Bohn, West Germany: Scheltema & Holkema. p. 346. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Russell, Yvonne. "Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland, Part 44: Photo No.6508". Ireland Genealogy Projects. Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cullinane, John P. (April 1971). "The Lichen Herbarium at University College, Cork". Irish Naturalists' Journal. 17 (2): 45–49. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Obituary". The Annual Monitor for 1919-1920. London: Headley Brothers. 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Ainsworth, Geoffrey C. (1996). Webster, John; Moore, David (eds.). Brief Biographies of British Mycologists (PDF). Stourbridge: British Mycological Society. p. 132. ISBN 0952770407. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 Porter, Lilian (1945–1948). "The Lichens of Ireland (Supplement)". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section B: Biological, Geological, and Chemical Science. 51: 347–386. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Seaward, M.R.D. (4 June 1984). "CENSUS CATALOGUE OF IRISH LICHENS". Glasra: Contributions from the National Botanic Gardens. 8. Glasnevin, Dublin: National Botanic Gardens: 1–32.
  10. 1 2 "Lilian Baker and William Holt Porter [Marriage Index]". England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. 11b (Q4). London: General Register Office: 875. 1915.
  11. ↑ "Porter Household". Census 1926; Cork; Lehenagh; Lehenaghmore. Dublin, Ireland: National Archives of Ireland. 1926. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  12. ↑ International Plant Names Index. L.Porter.
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