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Frederic W. Farrar
Frederic W. Farrar
1831 - 1903

Born: August 7, 1831, Bombay, India.

Farrar's father, a missionary to India, later became the rector at Sideup, Kent, England. Farrar attended King William's College on the Isle of Man, and King's College, London. In 1852, he won a scholarship to the University of London, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He then went to Trinity College at Cambridge where he took a number of honors, including the Chancellor's Prize in English verse. In 1854, he graduated with first class classical honors and took Holy Orders. For a while he served as assistant master at Harrow School. In 1869, he was appointed a Chaplain to Queen Victoria, From 1871-1876, he was headmaster of Marlborough College. He then went on to become a Canon of Westminster Abbey, rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster, Arch-deacon of Westminster, and Dean of Canterbury.

Farrar achieved a high reputation as a writer and preacher. He wrote some volumes of popular fiction, and several important works in philology and theology. His works include:

Eric: or, Little by Little (New York: Rudd & Carleton, 1859)
Julian Home, a Tale of College Life (New York: M. Doolady, 1866)
The Life of Christ (New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1884)
Life and Work of St. Paul

Hymns:

Father, Before Thy Throne of Light
God and Father, Great and Holy
In the Fields with Their Flocks Abiding


Farrar died March 22, 1903 in Canterbury, England.


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