Farquhar, Francis Peloubet, 1887-1974

Farquhar was born on Dec. 31, 1887 in Newton, MA; AB, Harvard Univ., 1909; became public accountant in Boston and San Francisco, 1909-59; also served as an accountant with the US National Park Service, 1922-25; president of the California Academy of Sciences, and California Historical Society; president of the Sierra Club, and editor of the Bulletin, 1926-46; president, California State Board of Accountancy, 1953-54; recipient of the John Muir award for conservation, 1965; made expeditions to Mt. Olympus, Greece, 1914 and 1951, and to the North Pole, 1949; published books include Place names of the High Sierra (1926), Mount Olympus (1929), The books of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon (1953), and History of the Sierra Nevada (1965); died on Nov. 20, 1974.

From the description of Papers, 1914-1951. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39151774

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