George Porter (disambiguation)
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George Porter
(1920–2002) was a British chemist and Nobel prize winner
George Porter may also refer to:
George Porter
George Hornidge Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham, OM, FRS was a British chemist.- Life :Porter was born in Stainforth, near Thorne, South Yorkshire. He was educated at Thorne Grammar School, then won a scholarship to the University of Leeds and gained his first degree in chemistry...
(1920–2002) was a British chemist and Nobel prize winner
George Porter may also refer to:
- George Bryan PorterGeorge Bryan PorterGeorge Bryan Porter , was a U.S. statesman in Pennsylvania and Michigan Territory.He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the brother of David Rittenhouse Porter, Pennsylvania Governor, 1839–1845, and James Madison Porter, Secretary of War, 1843–1844, and the uncle of Horace Porter, U.S....
(1791–1834), U.S. politician - George R. PorterGeorge R. PorterGeorge Richardson Porter was a British statistician. He was head of the statistical department of the Board of Trade.-Publications:* 1835: Das Ganze der Seiden-Manufactur: nach ihrem Ursprunge, Fortschritten und .....
(1792–1852), British statistician - George Porter (architect)George Porter (architect)George Porter was an Early Victorian English architect, active in early to mid-nineteenth-century Kent, England.-Works:*The Free Watermen and Lightermen’s Almshouses on Beckenham Road, Penge, Kent, built 1840-1841 to designs by George Porter by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the City...
(active mid-19th century), British architect - Sir George Porter, 1st Baronet (1822–1895), British surgeon , see Porter BaronetsPorter BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Porter, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.The Porter Baronetcy, of Frimley in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 June 1889 for the surgeon George Porter...
- George Porter (cricketer)George Porter (cricketer)George Porter was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1896.Porter was born at Kilburn, Derbyshire, the son of John Porter a brickyard worker, and his wife Sarah Brentnall and was apprenticed to his uncle as a chimney sweep...
(1861-1908), English cricketer - George Porter (politician)George Porter (politician)George Porter was a British Labour Party politician. He was first elected as Member of Parliament for Leeds Central at the 1945 general election, and re-elected in 1950 and 1951. He did not stand in the 1955 general election, when his constituency was abolished.- External links :...
(1884–1973), British Labour MP for Leeds Central 1945–1955 - Barry PorterBarry PorterGeorge Barrington Porter, known as Barry Porter was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician....
(1939-1966), full name George Barrington Porter, British politician - George Porter, Jr.George Porter, Jr.George Porter, Jr. is a musician best known as the bassist and singer of The Meters. Along with Art Neville, Porter formed the group in the mid 60's and came to be recognized as one of the progenitors of funk. The Meters disbanded in 1977, but reformed in 1989...
(born 1947), American bass player - George Porter (footballer)George Porter (footballer)George Edwards Porter is an English professional footballer who plays for Football League One side Leyton Orient. Porter can play either on the wing or as a striker.-Chislehurst Arrows:...
(born 1992), English professional footballer - George Porter (athlete)George Porter (athlete)George Porter is a high school hurdler. While running for Cabrillo High School in Lompoc, California, he set the NFHS record in the 300 meters intermediate hurdles at 35.32 on May 24, 1985, in the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet...
, American athlete