Peter Farquhar | |
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 Peter Farquhar with his novel A Bitter Heart | |
| Born | Peter Anthony Scott Farquhar 3 January 1946 Edinburgh, Midlothian |
| Died | 26 October 2015 (aged 69) Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Alma mater | Churchill College, Cambridge |
Peter Anthony Scott Farquhar (3 January 1946 – 26 October 2015) was a British teacher of English who taught at Manchester Grammar School and Stowe School. He later lectured at Buckingham University. He also wrote three novels. He was murdered on 26 October 2015 by his former student and lodger, Ben Field, with whom he was in a 'covenanted friendship'.