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Farquhar is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Gaelic fearchar, from fear ("man") and car ("beloved"). [1] Farquharson is a further derivation of ...
Farquhar was born in Newhall, Aberdeenshire, near Aberdeen, in 1774 as the youngest child of Robert Farquhar and Agnes Morrison, his father's second wife. [1] His brother, Arthur, two years his senior, rose to the rank of rear admiral in the Royal Navy, and received a knighthood for his distinguished services during the Napoleonic Wars.
Scott Farquhar (born December 1979) is an Australian businessman who is the co-founder and the former co-chief executive officer of software company Atlassian.Farquhar often carries the epithet of accidental billionaire after he and his business partner Mike Cannon-Brookes founded Atlassian with the aim to replicate the A$ 48,500 graduate starting salary typical at corporations without having ...
George Farquhar (1677 [1] – 29 April 1707) was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy , particularly for his plays The Constant Couple (1699), The Recruiting Officer (1706) and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707).
Farquhar was born Robert Farquhar, on 14 October 1776, the second son of Walter Farquhar (1738 – 1819), an eminent Scottish physician, and his wife Anne Harvie. He took for himself the name of Townsend, to be placed before Farquhar, on 19 July 1824, [2] [17] [18] [19] although he had begun using that name (Townsend) earlier on. [20] [21]
Craig Farquhar (born 9 May 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a defender. [1] Career.
The Farquhar Atoll is part of the Farquhar Group of islands in the Seychelles, part of the Outer Islands chain. It is located 770 kilometres (478 miles) southwest of Mahé Island and the capital, Victoria, 258 km (160 mi) north of Madagascar, and around 1,000 km (621 mi) from the East African mainland.
Daniel Andres Farquhar (/ ˈ f ɑːr k w ɑːr / FAR-quar; born February 17, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays , Seattle Mariners , Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox from 2011 to 2018.