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William Farr
British epidemiologist (1807–1883) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named William Farr, see William Farr (disambiguation).
William Farr CB (30 November 1807 – 14 April 1883) was a British epidemiologist, regarded as one of the founders of medical statistics.
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