Torrey, John

	Profile		Publications Authored		Photos		Comments		Listing Admin

Torrey, John

HelpMeFind's future is in your hands - Please do not take this unique resource for granted.

Your support of HelpMeFind is urgently needed. HelpMeFind, like all websites, needs funding to survive. We have set a premium-membership yearly subscription amount as low as possible to make user-community funding viable.

We are grateful to the many members who have signed up so far, but the number of premium-membership members remains too small for us to sustain the current support and development level. If you value HelpMeFind and want to see it continue we need your support too.

Yearly membership is only $2.00 per month and adds a host of additional features, and numerous planned enhancements, to take full advantage of the power and convenience of HelpMeFind. Click here to start your premium membership..

We of course also welcome donations of any amount. Click here to make a donation. Donations of $24 or more receive a thank-you gift of a 1-year premium membership.

As far as we have come, we feel HelpMeFind is still in its infancy. With your support we have so much more to accomplish.

Photo courtesy of Cass

Rose and clematis Author

Listing last updated on Sat Apr 2025

United States

Johm Torrey (August 15, 1796 New York City - March 10, 1873 New York City), American botanist ("Torr.") and chemist

John Torrey, born in New York and educated as a medical doctor, published his first Flora in 1817, while still a medical student. He became a professor of chemistry, geology, and botany. From 1838 to 1843, working with Asa Gray, Torrey published a general Flora of North America. He also completed a Flora of New York in 1843. Torrey eventually became Emeritus Professor at Columbia College, where his herbarium was deposited. He worked as the chief assayer in the U.S. assay office within the Department of Treasury from 1853 but continued his interest in botany until his death.

A California species of pine, Pinus torreyana, the Torrey pine, and a small genus of conifers, Torreya, commemorate his name.

A detailed biography appears in Dr. Torrey's obituary in The Garden in 1874.