Francis Peloubet Farquhar (December 31, 1887 – November 21, 1974) was an American mountaineer, environmentalist and author.

[2] Graduating from Harvard in 1909, he came to San Francisco in 1910, where he worked for a publisher and began a lifelong interest in fine printing.

In 1936 he brought in Clifford Heimbuchder, who soon became a full partner in the firm, renamed Farquhar and Heimbucher.

[4] He was the author of numerous articles for the Sierra Club and the California Historical Society, some of which were reprinted in book form.

The University of California at Los Angeles conferred on him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in 1967.