Frances Porter

Frances Ann Porter (née Fyfe; 2 May 1925 – 3 April 2022)^[1] was a New Zealand writer and historian. She edited The Turanga Journals, which contained the letters and journals of William and Jane Williams, and wrote a biography of Maria Atkinson.^[2] In 1993, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature degree by Victoria University of Wellington.^[3]

Frances Porter
Born	Frances Ann Fyfe (1925-05-02)2 May 1925 Hāwera, New Zealand
Died	3 April 2022(2022-04-03) (aged 96) Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation	Historian
Alma mater	Victoria University College
Genre	Biography history
Spouse	George Porter ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 1998)​
Children	2