| Hugh Torrens | |
| Birth Name: | Hugh Simon Torrens |
| Alma Mater: | University of Oxford University of Leicester |
| Fields: | History of geology and paleontology |
| Workplaces: | Keele University |
Hugh Simon Torrens (born 1940) is a British historian of geology and paleontology, and Emeritus Professor of History of Science and Technology at Keele University.[1] [2]
Torrens received a bachelor's degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the University of Leicester.[2]
He was president of the Society for the History of Natural History from 2012 to 2015, when he was succeeded by Arthur MacGregor.[3]
He was awarded the Sue Tyler Friedman Medal by the Geological Society in 1991.[4]