About Bradford Torrey
Lived 1843 – 1912 (aged 68). Bradford Torrey was an American zoologist, ornithologist and writer.
Bradford Torrey (October 9, 1843 – October 7, 1912) was an American ornithologist.
Biography Bradford Torrey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts on October 9, 1843. He was educated in the public schools of Weymouth, taught for two years, and subsequently engaged in business in Boston. In 1886, he became an assistant editor of the Youth's Companion. He was also a frequent contributor to periodicals.
Published ornithological works Birds in the Bush (1885) A Rambler's lease (1892) The Foot-Path Way (1893) A Florida Sketch-Book (1895) Spring Notes from Tennessee (1896) A World of Green Hills (1898) Every-Day Birds (1901) The Clerk of the Woods (1904) Field-days in California (1913)
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Who was Bradford Torrey?
American ornithologist (1843-1912)
When was Bradford Torrey born?
Bradford Torrey was born on 9 October 1843 in Weymouth.
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Bradford Torrey died on 7 October 1912 in Santa Barbara.
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Bradford Torrey was a zoologist, ornithologist and writer.
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Bradford Torrey was American.
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