Sir Jeremy James Farrar (born 1 September 1961) [6 ] is a British medical researcher who has served as Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization since 2023. [8 ] He was previously the director of The Wellcome Trust from 2013 to 2023…
Farrar was a prominent slave owner [2 ] with a large plantation near Kingston, Mississippi. He owned about 250 slaves. [3 ] He represented Adams County, Mississippi in the Mississippi Senate from 1852 to 1858.