William Torrey Harris (1835-1909) was a dominant influence in American education through his writings and by his own example as a school administrator. William T. Harris was born in North Killingly, Conn., on Sept. 10, 1835, into a Congregationalist...

The leader of the idealist movement in American philosophy, William Torrey Harris exercised great influence over social and intellectual life in the United States during the last thirty years of the nineteenth century. Members of this movement were the...

Harris, William Torrey(1835–1909) The American philosopher and educator William Torrey Harris was born in North Killingly (now part of Putnam), Connecticut. He attended preparatory schools in his native state and entered Yale College. There he...

William Torrey Harris (10 September 1835 - 5 November 1909) was an American educator, philosopher, and...

GREATER WASHINGTON has never quite enjoyed the kind of top-echelon corporate presence that can marshal leading national CEOs and heavy money for major local philanthropies. But there have been certain business leaders who have worked long and hard behind the scenes for a better...

Burr A. Torrey March 1, 2006 Burr A. Torrey, 67, of 2887 State Route 31, Canastota, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, following a lengthy illness. He was born on September 5, 1938, in Canastota, the son of Donald...