Norman Lovett. Family Farr's first wife, whom he married in 1833, had the surname Langford; she died of tuberculosis in 1837. He married Mary Elizabeth Whittal in 1842, and they had eight children. In 1880 a public testimonial was collected to provide for his daughters after he lost money through unwise investments. One daughter, Henrietta, was married to painter and illustrator Henry Marriott Paget, the older brother of illustrators Sidney and Walter Paget. Another daughter, Florence Farr, was also a painter and artist and a model of many famous art deco works of art. The Pagets as well as the Farr sisters lived and worked in Bedford Park, the famous artist's colony in West London. Recognition Farr's name features on the Frieze of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Twenty-three names of public health and tropical medicine pioneers were chosen to appear on the School building in Keppel Street when it was constructed in 1926. In 1884, Farriolla, which is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota phylum, was named in William Farr's honour. References Biographies External links William Farr: campaigning statistician by Stephen Halliday Royal Society certificate of election 1807 births 1883 deaths Scientists from Shropshire Alumni of University College London English statisticians English civil servants 19th-century English medical doctors British epidemiologists Biostatisticians Fellows of the Royal Society Presidents of the Royal Statistical Society Civil servants in the General Register Office Members of HM Government Statistical Service People in health professions from Shropshire