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John Torrey
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American botanist (1796–1873).
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Wikipedia | John Torrey
Statements about
John Torrey
Occupation
Botanist
Pteridologist
Bryologist
Mycologist
Physician
Botanical Collector
Scientific Collector
Country of Citizenship
United States
Place of Birth
New York City
Place of Death
New York City
Date of Death
3/10/1873
Instance Of
Human
Date of Birth
8/15/1796
Image
Given Name
John
Described by Source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Section
:
Torrey, John
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Torrey, John
Nordisk Familjebok
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th Edition (1885–1890)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q115328716
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Torrey, John
Member Of
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Torrey Botanical Society
Commons Gallery
John Torrey
Employer
Columbia University
United States Military Academy
Field of Work
Botany
Student
Asa Gray
Name in Native Language
John Torrey
Educated At
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Harvard Law School
Archives At
LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Family Name
Torrey
Member of Political Party
Republican Party
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Sex or Gender
Male
Position Held
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Award Received
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Honorary Doctor of Amherst College
(1845)
Point in Time
:
1845
Writing Language
English
Father
Lt. William Torrey, of New York
Mother
Margaret Nichols
Place of Burial
Long Hill Cemetery
External Pages About John Torrey
ISNI
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
National Academy of Sciences Member
Goodreads Author
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