John Torrens

John Torrens was a 19th-century Irish engineer and inventor known for developing the Torrens System, a method for recording and registering land titles. This system simplifies property ownership verification by maintaining a centralized registry of land titles, making transactions more secure, transparent, and efficient. Unlike traditional deeds, the Torrens System reduces fraud and errors, providing confidence to buyers, sellers, and lenders. It has been widely adopted in several countries and remains an important foundation of modern land registration practices.