Sometimes you can tell a large story with a tiny subject.
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| Birth: | 6th December, 1901 |
| Death: | 2nd November, 1990 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Photographer, Professor |
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Eliot Furness Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois, USA. He was an American photographer best known for his color photographs of nature. He earned degrees in chemical engineering and medicine, and worked as a biochemical researcher at Harvard. He was a professor of biochemistry until 1939. Porter's reputation increased following the publication of his 1962 book, In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1971.
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