Frederic William Farrar

Marion Spies (Bergische Universität-GHS Wuppertal)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Jessica Gossling (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

Dates

Born 7 Aug 1831
Died 22 Mar 1903
Activity 1858-1903

Places

Born in Maharashtra
Active in England

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Autobiographer
Clergyman
Philologist
Philosopher
Religious writer
Teacher/ Professor
Theologian

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Frederic William Farrar was born on 7th August 1831 in Bombay, India. In 1856 he became a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and later assistant master at Harrow school. With

Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School

(1858) he began to publish a successful series of school novels, which propagated Thomas Arnold’s Rugby School ethos and its accompanying Muscular Christianity. In 1876 Farrar became canon of Westminster Abbey, in 1883 archdeacon, and, finally, dean of Canterbury from 1895 until his death on 22 March 1903. He wrote several theological works, mostly about Christ. They were best-sellers. In them, he clearly advertises his Tractarian leanings, especially his belief that the (Anglican) Church should mainly rely on New Testament teachings and on the works of…

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Citation: Spies, Marion. "Frederic William Farrar". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 March 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=1485, accessed 26 November 2024.]