Peter Farquhar obituary

Few people taught by Peter Farquhar, as I was, would ever forget him. A powerful personality, who taught English for 34 years at Manchester grammar school and Stowe school in Buckinghamshire, Peter, who has died aged 69, gained unusual respect and affection from his students. Dozens became close friends for life.

Peter was born in Edinburgh, the son of a GP. He was educated at Latymer Upper school in London and Churchill College, Cambridge, where his English tutors included George Steiner.