Charles Cutler Torrey, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Cutler Torrey

United States historian and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1863

Date of Death: 12-Nov-1956

Profession: historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, biblical scholar

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Charles Cutler Torrey (20 December 1863 – 12 November 1956) was an American historian, archaeologist and scholar.
He is known for, presenting through his books, manuscript evidence supporting alternate views on the origins of Christian and Islamic religious texts.
He founded the American School of Archaeology at Jerusalem in 1901.Torrey taught Semitic languages at the Andover Theological Seminary (1892–1900) and Yale University (1900–32). Some of Torrey's studies are included in The Origins of The Koran: Classic Essays on Islam’s Holy Book, edited by Ibn Warraq.