Gene Stratton-Porter

Gene Stratton-Porter

Known for: Writing

Born: August 17, 1863

Died: December 7, 1924

Gene Stratton-Porter, born Geneva Grace Stratton, was an American writer, nature photographer, and naturalist from Wabash County, Indiana. In 1917 Stratton-Porter urged legislative support for the conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in Indiana.