Theodore Willett Torrey

Background

Torrey, Theodore Willett was born on January 15, 1907 in Woodbine, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Lee and Pansy Margaret (Willett) Torrey.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Denver, 1927. AM, Harvard University, 1929. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1932.

Career

Teaching fellow, Harvard University, 1929-1932; member of faculty, Indiana U., from 1932; professor zoology, Indiana U., 1947-1972; professor emeritus, Indiana U., 1972-1986; also department chairman zoology, Indiana U., 1948-1966.

Achievements

• Theodore Willett Torrey has been listed as a noteworthy Zoologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Laboratory studies in comparative vertebrate anatomy

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Zoology, Indiana Academy of Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha.

Connections

Married Marcella Loge, August 14, 1938.

Father:

Henry Lee Torrey

Mother:

Pansy Margaret (Willett) Torrey

Spouse:

Marcella Loge