Frederic John Farre

Having obtained a foundation scholarship at St. John's College, Cambridge, he graduated BA as thirty-second wrangler in 1827.

He was long intimately connected with the College of Physicians, having been elected a fellow in 1838, and having held the offices of censor in 1841, 1842, and 1854, lecturer on materia medica 1843–5, councillor 1846–8 and 1866–7, examiner 1861–2 and 1866–7, treasurer 1868–83, and vice-president in 1885.

Before he resigned the office of treasurer he presented the college with a copious manuscript history of its proceedings, compiled by himself.

Bartholomew's Hospital Reports' for 1866, which recommends the disuse of the injurious mercurial treatment then in fashion.

He was a successful lecturer and colloquial teacher, being clear and simple in style, and agreeable in manner.