John Torrey
1796–1873
American botanist and chemist. Collected and described plants from various government expeditions. Professor of chemistry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1827–54. Assayer of the United States Mint in New York, 1853–73. Mentor of, and collaborator with, Asa Gray.
Sources
DAB
DSB.
Bibliography
DAB: Dictionary of American biography. Under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies. 20 vols., index, and 10 supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons; Simon & Schuster Macmillan. London: Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1928–95.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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