John Torrey was an American botanist, chemist, and medical doctor. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, focusing on the flora of North America. His most renowned works include studies of the New York flora, the Mexican Boundary, the Pacific railroad surveys, and the uncompleted Flora of North America.
- Occupation
- botanist, pteridologist, bryologist, mycologist
- Position held
- United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 15, 1796
- Died
