John Loring (d
John Loring may refer to: * John Loring (Royal Navy officer, died 1808), Royal Navy officer *John Wentworth Loring (1775–1852), Royal Navy officer * John Loring (designer) (born 1939), American designer and author *John Alden Loring John Alden Loring (March 31, 1871 – May 8, 1947) was a mammalogist and field naturalist who served with the Bureau of Biological Survey, United States Department of Agriculture, the Bronx Zoological Park, the Smithsonian Institution and numerous ...

John Loring (Royal Navy Officer, Died 1808)
John Loring (died 9 November 1808) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Loring was a descendant of a naval officer, with his first-cousin also making a successful career in the navy. John Loring saw some service in the American War of Independence, being promoted to lieutenant during the war, but remained at this rank until shortly after the outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars. He went out to the Mediterranean with his first command and served at the Siege of Toulon under Admiral Lord Hood. His ship was under repair when the city fell to French forces, and he was forced to burn her to keep her out of enemy hands. His service continued though, and he became acting-captain of the 74-gun for a brief period before a new officer was appointed to replace her original captain. Loring went on to command several ships of the line, before once again taking over HMS ''Bellerophon'', th ...
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John Wentworth Loring
Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Sir John Wentworth Loring, Knight Commander of the Bath, KCB, Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order, KCH (13 October 1775 – 29 July 1852) was a Royal Navy officer of the early nineteenth century who is best known for his service in the Napoleonic Wars as a frigate commander. Born in the Thirteen Colonies at the outbreak of the American War of Independence, Loring's family fled to Britain and he subsequently joined the Royal Navy aged 13. In 1793, aged 17, Loring was badly wounded in combat at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars. He subsequently served throughout the following 23 years of warfare between Britain and France, achieving success in command of the frigate HMS Niobe (1800), HMS ''Niobe''. After the war he served in an influential position at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth and eventually became a full Admiral (Royal Navy), admiral. Life John Loring was born in October 1775 at the start of the American War of Independ ...
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John Loring (designer)
John Loring, (born November 23, 1939), is design director emeritus of Tiffany & Co., where he was design director from 1979 to 2009. He is the author of numerous books about Tiffany's and art in general and a longtime contributor to ''Architectural Digest''. Biography Prior to joining Tiffany in 1979 as design director, Loring was the New York bureau chief of ''Architectural Digest'', as well as being one of the magazine's principal editorial contributors. He was also a professor of art at the graduate school of the University of California. About Tiffany & Co., John Loring He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Yale University in 1960. After graduating, he continued his studies for four more years at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Since 1964, his prints and paintings have been exhibited in Europe and the United States. Loring continues to write on art and design. He serves on the Acquisitions Committee of The Museum of Modern Art's Department of Pri ...
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