Dean Frederic William Farrar | |
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| Born | 7 August 1831 Bombay, India |
| Died | 22 March 1903 (aged 71) Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Cleric, writer |
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| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Theology, children's literature |
| Subject | The Highest Heaven. Farrar commentary |
Dean Frederic William Farrar (Bombay, 7 August 1831 – Canterbury, 22 March 1903) was a senior-ranking cleric of the Church of England, schoolteacher and author. He was a pallbearer at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society. He was the Archdeacon of Westminster from 1883 to 1894, and Dean of Canterbury from 1895 until his death in 1903.