Frederic William Farrar (1831-1903) was born in Bombay, India, and died in Canterbury, England. He was a cleric of the Church of England (Anglican), school teacher, and author. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles secret society. Farrar was the Archdeacon of Westminster from 1883 to 1894 and Dean of Canterbury Cathedral from 1895 until his death in 1903. Farrar's numerous religious writings included the very popular Life of Christ (1874) and Life of St. Paul (1879).

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