Henry Augustus Pearson Torrey

Henry Augustus Pearson Torrey (1837-1902) (also known as "HAP" or "Happy" Torrey) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Vermont. He also served as secretary of the University starting in 1871, the year the university began to admit women.
A "sound philosopher", Torrey was an Intuitionist, as well as possessing a strong interest in Immanuel Kant, having "cut his philosophical teeth" on the Critique of Pure Reason. Nevertheless, Torrey did not follow any single philosophical system, and as a result he encouraged his students towards inquiry over the following of a particular approach. This period of private tuition was a considerable influence on Dewey, as it was this period when Torrey pointed Dewey towards a career in philosophy.<ref name="McCaul1962" /> Torrey's interest in Kant and the emphasis he placed on Kant's writings in his teaching influenced Dewey's early work, as evidenced in Dewey's first four publications.<ref name="Boisvert1982" />
In 1865 he married Sarah Paine Torrey, a daughter of his uncle Joseph Torrey, and thus his first cousin.<ref name="Feuer1058" />

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