Roy Porter Roy Porter Roy Sydney Porter, FBA (31 December 1946 – 3 March 2002) was a British historian known for his important work on the history of medicine. He retired in 2001 from the director of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine at University College, London (UCL). Porter grew up in South London and attended Wilson's School in Camberwell. He won a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied under J. H. Plumb. His contemporaries included Simon Schama and Andrew Wheatcroft. He achieved a double starred first and became a junior Fellow in 1968, studying under Robert M.
William Field Porter died on 30 March 1869 at Mangatangi, [[Waikato]]. [[Category:Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives]] [[Category:Members of the Auckland Provincial Council]] [[Category:1784 births]] [[Category:1869 deaths]] [[Category:Settlers of South Australia]] [[Category:New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates]] [[Category:People from London]] [[Category:English emigrants to New Zealand]] [[Category:19th-century New Zealand politicians]] [[Category:Privateers]] William Field Porter William Field Porter (24 January 1784 – 30 March 1869) was a ship owner from Liverpool, who migrated to South Australia in 1838. He relocated to Auckland in 1841, where he became a member of the New Zealand Parliament. Porter was born in London in 1784. He was