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Franklin Merrell-Wolff Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887-1985) was an American mystical philosopher. After formal education in philosophy and mathematics at Stanford and Harvard, Wolff devoted himself to the goal of transcending the normal limits of human consciousness.
Franklin Mills Franklin Mills is a large shopping mall located in extreme Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, only yards away from neighboring Bucks County, on the site of the former Liberty Bell Park. It is situated about a mile off from Interstate 95, at the intersection of Woodhaven Road and Knights Road.
Franklin Murphy (governor) Franklin Murphy (January 3 1846 – February 24 1920) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 31st Governor of New Jersey, from 1902-1904. He was the founder of the Murphy Varnish Company in Newark, New Jersey.
Franklin National Bank Franklin National Bank, based in Franklin Square in Long Island, New York was once the United States' 20th largest bank. On October 8, 1974, it collapsed in obscure circumstances, involving Michele Sindona, renowned Mafia-banker and member of the irregular freemasonic lodge, Propaganda Due.
Franklin Park, Boston Franklin Park, a partially-wooded 527-acre parkland in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, is maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is Boston's biggest park and the site of Franklin Park Zoo.
Franklin Park, New Jersey Franklin Park is an unincorporated area within portions of South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County and Franklin Township in Somerset County, in New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08823.
Franklin Pierce College Franklin Pierce College is a four-year liberal-arts college in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the New Hampshire-born 14th President of the United States. The college has an enrollment of 1,608 students, and is located a few miles from Mount Monadnock], overlooking [[Pearly Pond.
Franklin Pierce Homestead The Franklin Pierce Homestead was the childhood home of the fourteenth President of the United States, Franklin Pierce. Located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Pierce's father, Benjamin Pierce, built the home in 1804.
Franklin Pierce Lake Franklin Pierce Lake is a 520-acre reservoir located in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Hillsborough and Antrim. It is named for Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, who was born in Hillsborough.
Franklin Pierce Law Center The Franklin Pierce Law Center (Pierce Law or FPLC) is a private, American Bar Association approved law school, located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school is named after the 14th President of the United States and New Hampshire native Franklin Pierce and is the only law school in New Hampshire.
Franklin Post Office The Franklin Post Office in Franklin, Ohio (Warren County), known locally as "The Old Log Post Office" is a two story log cabin, the oldest post office in the State of Ohio, and the oldest standing building in Franklin, Ohio.
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' universe. Born in Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968), Franklin is the young son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four and the older brother of Valeria Richards.
Franklin stove The Franklin stove (named after its inventor, Benjamin Franklin) is a metal-lined fireplace with baffles in the rear to improve the airflow, providing more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace. It is also known as the circulating stove.
Franklin Silver Cornet Band The Franklin Silver Cornet Band, formed in 1856, is one of the oldest volunteer community bands in the United States.The band plays concerts throughout the summer months in Franklin, Pennsylvania] as well as an indoor concert in Franklin's Barrow-Civic Theatre the day after Thanksgiving.
Franklin Square (Bloomington) Franklin Square, or Franklin Square Historic District, in Bloomington, Illinois, McLean County, encompasses parts of four blocks surrounding the city's Franklin Park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Franklin Square includes a number of homes of historic significance.
Franklin Square, Syracuse Franklin Square is a former industrial neighborhood, turned residential and commercial, in Syracuse New York. Officially it is part of the larger Lakefront neighborhood, which in turn is one of Syracuse's 26 officially recognized neighborhoods.
Franklin Stern In the Superman stories published by DC Comics, Franklin Stern was the publisher of the Daily Planet newspaper, taking over from the TransNational Enterprises consortium which itself succeeded the villainous Lex Luthor.
Franklin Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line) Franklin Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Franklin Street, Varick Street, and West Broadway, it is served by the train at all times, and the train late nights.
Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen (born October 23, 1941 in Passaic, New Jersey) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed Senior status on October 23, 2006, on his 65th birthday.
Franklin Township Community School Corporation Franklin Township Community School Corporation is a school district in Franklin Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is responsible for six elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school and one high school.
Franklin Township Middle School Franklin Township Middle School is located in Franklin Township, Marion County, Acton, Indiana, United States. It is the only middle school under the responsibility of the Franklin Township Community School Corporation.
Franklin Township Public Schools (Somerset County, New Jersey) The Franklin Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical) Franklin Township existed in Bergen County, New Jersey and was established in 1771, when Saddle River Township was subdivided. The Township was named after Governor of New Jersey William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Dr.
Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio Franklin Township is one of eighteen civil townships in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the western portion of the county, and borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio Franklin Township, one of eleven in Warren County, Ohio, is in the northwest corner of the county. It is the most populous township in the county, the 2000 census finding 27,294 people there, down from 27,510 in 1990.
Franklin University Franklin University is a private university in downtown Columbus, Ohio. In addition to the main campus downtown, Franklin offers programs at two suburban campuses in Dublin, Ohio and Westerville, Ohio, and via their online programs.
Franklin Wharton Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton (July 23, 1767–September 1, 1818), third Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born into a prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family. He had forsaken a successful business career to enter the Marine Corps and was commissioned a captain in August 1798.
Franklin Wilson Franklin Wilson (born September 4th 1941, Liverpool, England) is a former RCA student who became renowned as a sculptor and painter in the 1960s, and is perhaps even more well known for having played drums for The Quarrymen (the future Beatles) in the late 1950s at a few small gigs and having lent his drum kit to John Lennon and Pete Best. He now resides in Derby.
Franklin's ground squirrel Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) is a species native to tallgrass American prairie, from Canada to the northcentral United States. The species hibernates from early fall to spring, and bears a litter of 6-8 pups at this time.
Franklin-Crieghton Mine The Franklin-Creighton Mine was a Georgia Gold Rush gold mine located in the town of Ball Ground in Cherokee County, Georgia. The mine was initially known as the Franklin Mine because it was started by a widow, Mrs.
Franklin-Nashville Campaign The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, fought in the fall of 1864 in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American Civil War. The Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lt.
Franklin, Tasmania Franklin (Australian postcode 7113) is a small township on the western side of the Huon River in the south-east of Tasmania, between Huonville and Geeveston. It was named after Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane Franklin who subdivided a large property there formerly owned by John Price to settle families of modest means.
Franklinia Franklinia is a monotypic genus in the family Theaceae, previously native to only the single valley of the Altamaha River in Georgia in the southeastern United States. It is now extinct in the wild due to a fungal disease imported when infected cotton plants were grown in the area.
Franklins Franklins is a discount supermarket chain selling packaged groceries and perishables throughout New South Wales, Australia. It owns the No Frills brand of generic products, promoted by their mascot, "Red Sock".
Franklintown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklintown is the name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of the Vine Street Expressway, south of Spring Garden Street, and west of Broad Street. It is sometimes considered to be the southernmost part of the Fairmount or Spring Garden neighborhoods.
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn One of the most famous movie lines, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" was popularized in the 1939 blockbuster movie Gone with the Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. It was spoken by Gable, as Rhett Butler, in his last words to Scarlett O'Hara.
Franklyn Dennis Franklyn Anthony Dennis (born 26 September 1947 in Jamaica) is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One-Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as well as appearing for the country in the 1979 ICC Trophy tournament.
Franklyn Gracesqui Franklyn Gracesqui (born August 20, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a left-handed baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system. He made his major league debut in 2004 with the Florida Marlins, pitching in 7 games.
Franko B Franko B was born in 1960 in Milan, Italy, and has lived in London since 1979. After studying at Camberwell College of Art in south London in 1986-7, he studied fine art at Chelsea College of Art between 1987-90.
Frankpledge Frankpledge was an English institution in which units (often referred to as a tithing) of ten households were bound together and held responsible for one another's conduct. All men over 12 years of age were joined in groups of approximately ten households.
Franks Casket The Franks Casket (or the Auzon Runic Casket) is a little whalebone chest, dateable from its pagan elements to the early seventh century, decorated with images and Futhorc runic inscriptions. It is now kept in the British Museum.
Frankston Pines The Frankston Pines Soccer Club are an Australian football (soccer) club from Frankston, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1965, and currently play in the Victorian State League Division 1.
Frankston railway station, Melbourne Frankston is a railway station located on Young Street in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. It is the terminus of the suburban Frankston railway line, however locomotive hauled services extend to the greater metropolitan area on the Stony Point line beyond.
Frankwell Frankwell, nicknamed the Little Borough by locals, is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The phrase "the little borough" comes from the fact that it is next door to the bigger borough, Shrewsbury, although Frankwell is now truly part of the town.
Franny Beecher Franny Beecher (b. 1921), also known as Frank or Francis Beecher, was lead guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets from 1954 to 1962, and is best remembered for his innovative guitar solos combining elements of country music and jazz.
Frano Botica Frano Botica (Born 3/8/1963) Mangakino, New Zealand was a well known Rugby Union and Rugby League player for North Harbour, Wigan Warriors and New Zealand Rugby Union and New Zealand Rugby League Internationally.
Franpipe The Franpipe is a 840 kilometer long natural gas pipeline from the Draupner E riser in the North Sea to the receiving terminal at Port Ouest in Dunkirk in France. The diameter of pipeline is 42 inches and the capacity is 15 bcm natural gas per year.
Franponais Franponais (a portmanteau of French and Japanese, using the French forms français and japonais), is known for its misuse of French words or phrases in Japan. Along with the term franponais, one may see "framponais", "flançais" or "flanponais", which makes a reference to the stereotypical confusion of L and R in Japanese English (see Engrish).
Frans de Cort Frans Jozef de Cort (Antwerp, 21 June, 1834- Elsene, 18 January, 1878) was a Belgian writer. Professionally he was, first a clerk, editor, bookkeeper for a shipping company, and in 1861 a secretary at the military court.
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (October 4, 1894 - December 19, 1954) was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. He was born in Tossjö, near Ängelholm, in Scania and died at Ribbingsfors Manor in northern Västergötland.
Frans Hjalmar Nortamo Frans Hjalmar Nortamo (better known as Hj. Nortamo, also known as Nordling, June 13, 1890 - November 30, 1931) was a writer and a medical doctor who is usually associated with Rauma, Finland, although he also lived in other, neighboring towns and municipalities.
Frans Maassen Franciscus Albertus Antonius Johannes (Frans) Maassen (born Haelen, 27 January 1965) is a directeur sportif and former Dutch professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed seven Tour de France stage races, twice won the Tour of Belgium and captured the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.
Frans Michael Franzén Frans Michael Franzén (February 9, 1772 - August 14, 1847) was a Swedish poet. Franzén was born at Oulu () in Finland during the Swedish reign, at thirteen he entered the University of Åbo, where he attended the lectures of Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739-1804), a pioneer in the study of Finnish history and legend.
Frans Sammut Frans Sammut (Malta, 1945 - ) is considered one of Malta's foremost literary persons. He studied at the Zebbug Primary School, St Aloysius College, St Michael's Teacher Training College, the University of Malta (B.
Frans van Brederode Frans van Brederode (February 4, 1465 – August 11, 1490) was a rebel in Holland against the rule of king Maximilian of Germany, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy. Duke Philip was Count of Holland.
Frans van der Hoff Frans van der Hoff (1939-), or Francisco VanderHoff Boersma as he is called in Latin America, is a Dutch missionary who, in collaboration with Nico Roozen and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad, launched Max Havelaar, the first Fairtrade label in 1988. Frans van der Hoff's contacts with disadvantaged Mexican coffee producers were key in securing the supply and ensuring the success of the very first Fairtrade certification initiative.
Frans van Mieris jr. Frans van Mieris, the younger (November 24, 1689, Leiden, The Netherlands—October 22, 1763, Leiden), Dutch painter and son of Willem van Mieris, also lived on the traditions of his grandfather, Frans's studio.
Frans van Mieris, Sr. Frans van Mieris, the elder (April 16, 1635, Leiden – March 12, 1681, Leiden), was a Dutch genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660-1690) and Willem (1662–1747) and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger (1689–1763) were also accomplished genre painters.
Franso Hariri Franso Hariri, (b. 1937 - February 18, 2001) an Assyrian politician, was a high ranking and long-standing Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq member and head of the KDP block of Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly.
Frant railway station Frant railway station is on the Hastings Line in East Sussex in England, and serves the village of that name, although actually located in the nearby village of Bell's Yew Green it is also the closest railway station serving Lamberhurst. It is 36.
Frantic Mantis Frantic Mantis originally began in 2003 as a Swedish/US collaboration of HĂĄkan Johansson and Per StĂĄlberg of Division Of Laura Lee and Shelby Cinca from Frodus. Their debut album (Data Is Not Information), which is a blend of hardcore punk and electronic music aptly dubbed as data-punk, was released on Lujo Records in 2005.
František Bublan František Bublan is a former Czech dissident, in 2004 named interior minister for Stanislav Gross's Social Democratic Party government. After Stanislav Gross had been forced to leave the government, Bublan remainded in the government of Jiřà Paroubek.
František Cardinal Tomášek František Cardinal Tomášek (born June 30, 1899 in Studénka in Moravia, died August 4, 1992 Prague in Czechoslovakia) was a significant dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church in Bohemia, was the 34th Archbishop of Prague, a Roman Catholic theologian.
František Douda František Douda (23 October 1908 — 15 January 1990) was a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal and set one world record with 16,20 metres on 24 September 1932 in Prague. The record stood until 24 March 1934, when American Jack Torrance improved it to 16,30 centimetres.
František Fadrhonc František Fadrhonc (born December 18, 1914 – died October 9, 1981) was a football manager, who was born in Nymburk, Czechoslovakia. He performed his coaching wonders, however, in the West, initially in the Netherlands.
František Fajtl Lieutenant General František Fajtl (20 August 1912 - 4 October 2006) was a Czech fighter pilot during World War II. He commanded a squadron in the Royal Air Force, and led a group of Czechoslovak fighter pilots who flew Soviet aircraft from 1944.
František Fuka František Fuka (pronounced ) (October 9 1968 in Prague) is a computer programmer and musician from the Czech Republic, well known in the ZX Spectrum and SAM Coupé communities for his work in the late 80s and early 90s as Fuxoft, especially for Tetris 2, an objective based unofficial sequel to Tetris. He currently works as a film translator, preparing English language movies for Czech release.
František Janák František Janák (born 1951 in HavlĂÄŤkĹŻv Brod, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech glass artist. He creates glass sculptures and commission works, and also does series production design for different Czech glassworks.
František Kaberle František Kaberle (born November 8, 1973 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL) During the 2005-06 season he won with the Carolina Hurricanes his first Stanley Cup . Previously, he played for the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers.
František Listopad František Listopad (1921-) is a famous Czech poet, prose writer, essayist, theatre and television director, promoter of Czech literature and culture abroad, regarded as an expert on Central European thought and cultural output.
František Lydie Gahura František Lydie Gahura (1896-1958), a Czech an architect who became famous for his collaboration on the architectural and urban design of ZlĂn, a city n the Czech Republic. He worked for the Bata Shoes organization in the 1920s and 1930s.
František Merta František Merta was a central figure in a Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in the Czech Republic. Father Frantisek Merta and Olomouc Bishop Jan Graubner were charged after allegations were made by a theology student, Vaclav Novak, that Merta had sexually abused altar boys since 1995.
František Mikloško František Mikloško (2 June 1947, Nitra - ) is a Slovak politician. He is a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, a member of Christian Democratic Movement and was one of the candidates in the 2004 presidential election.
František Pitra František Pitra was the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia) from October 11, 1988 through February 6, 1990. Like the last four prime ministers before him, he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
František Plánička František Plánička (IPA: , Fraan-tish-ek Plan-ich-kah) (June 2, 1904 – July 20, 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once.
František TĹŻma František Ignác AntonĂn TĹŻma (Kostelec nad OrlicĂ, Bohemia,October 2, 1704 – d Vienna, January 30, 1774) was an important Czech composer of the Baroque era. Born in Kostelec nad Orlici, Bohemia, he lived the greater part of his life in Vienna, first as director of music for Count Franz Ferdinand Kinsky, later filling a similar office for the widow of Emperor Karl VI.
František Wende František Wende was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper and nordic combined skier who has competed in the 1920's. He won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in ski jumping (1925) and nordic combined {1927).
František Záviška František Záviška (November 18, 1879-April 17, 1945]]) was a renowned Czech physicist. The major asset of his scientific work is integrated in nine studies on waveguides published between the years 1912 and 1939.
Frantisek Donth Frantisek Donth was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Cross-country skiing in the 1920's. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 50 km (1925), two silvers in the 18 km (1925, 1927), and bronze in the 50 km (1927).
Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon (July 20, 1925 – December 6, 1961) was a Martinique-born French author and essayist. He was perhaps the preeminent thinker of the 20th century on the issue of decolonization and the psychopathology of colonization.
Franz (crater) Franz is a small lunar crater that is located along the eastern edge of the Sinus Amoris, a bay that forms a northern extension to the Mare Tranquillitatis. It lies to the southwest of the prominent Macrobius crater.
Franz Aepinus Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (December 13, 1724 – August 10, 1802), German natural philosopher, was born at Rostock in Saxony. He was descended from John Aepinus (1499-1553), the first to adopt the Greek form (aiireivos) of the family name Hugk or Huck, and a leading theologian and controversialist at the time of the Reformation.
Franz Alexander Franz Alexander (1891 – 1964) was a graduate of the Berlin Psychoanalytic born in Budapest. He was invited in 1930 by Robert Hutchins, then President of the University of Chicago, to become its Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis.
Franz Altheim Franz Altheim (* October 6 1898 in Frankfurt am Main; †October 17 1976 in Münster in Westfalen) was a German historian, best known for his trip with Erika Trautmann funded by the Ahnenerbe and Hermann Göring.
Franz Babinger Franz Babinger (January 15, 1891 - June 23, 1967) was a pioneering historian of the Ottoman Empire, best known for his authoritative biography of the great Ottoman emperor Mehmed II known as the Conqueror, originally published as Mehmed der Eroberer und seine Zeit. An English translation by Ralph Mannheim is available from Princeton University Press under the title Mehmed the Conqueror and his time.
Franz Beer Franz Beer (3 July 1659–19 January 1726), also known as Franz Beer von Blaichten, was an Austrian architect during the Baroque period, mainly working on church buildings at monasteries in southern Germany, mainly in Upper Swabia, and Switzerland. His son Johann Michael Beer also was an architect.
Franz Bendel In music, Franz Bendel (died 1873) was a Bohemian pianist and composer. He was a student of Liszt for five years, and was one of the best-known pianists of his time, until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour.
Franz Berwald Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime and had to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and, later, as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory. He is now considered the finest Swedish composer of the 19th century, indeed probably the finest Swedish composer of any century.
Franz BlĂĽcher Franz BlĂĽcher (born March 24 1896 in Essen; died March 26 1959 in Bad Godesberg) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Free People's Party (FVP), a splitter party of the FDP, and the German Party (DP).
Franz Boluminski Franz Boluminski (1863- 28 April, 1913) was born in Graudenz, Province of West Prussia in 1863. He served in the German Army in German East Africa and in 1894 went to work for the German New Guinea Company at Astrolabe Bay near modern day Madang in Papua New Guinea.
Franz Brentano Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano (January 16, 1838, Marienberg am Rhein, near Boppard – March 17, 1917, Zürich) was an influential figure in both philosophy and psychology. His influence was felt by other figures such as Alexius Meinong, Edmund Husserl, and Kazimierz Twardowski who followed and adapted Brentano's views.
Franz Cumont Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont (Aalst, Belgium, January 3 1868 - Brussels, August 25 1947) was a Belgian archaeologist and historian, a philologist and student of epigraphy, who brought these often isolated specialties to bear on the syncretic mystery religions of Late Antiquity, notably Mithraism. Cumont was a graduate of the University of Ghent (PhD, 1887).
Franz Danzi Franz Ignaz Danzi (June 15, 1763 - April 13, 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, where he died.
Franz Delitzsch Franz Delitzsch (1813, Delitzsch - March 4, 1890) was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist. He held the professorship of theology at Rostock from 1846 to 1850, at Erlangen until 1867, and after that at Leipzig until his death.
Franz Dischinger Franz Dischinger (8 October 1887 - 9 January 1953) was a pioneering German civil and structural engineer, responsible for the development of the modern cable-stayed bridge. He was also a pioneer of the use of prestressed concrete, patenting the technique of external prestressing (where the prestressing bars or tendons are not encased in the concrete) in 1934.
Franz Doppler Albert Franz Doppler (October 16, 1821, Lemberg, Poland – July 27, 1883, Baden bei Wien, Austria) was primarily a flute virtuoso and a composer best known for his music for flute. He also wrote operas: one German and several Hungarian (all produced with great success).
Franz Drdla Frantisek Alois Drdla (November 28, 1868-1944; the German version of his name is Franz) was a Bohemian composer and violinist, born in Moravia in what is now the Czech Republic. He composed the popular Vision and Serenade for violin and piano, as well as other works for those instruments (eg Träumerei, Op.
Franz Egon of FĂĽrstenberg Franz Egon of FĂĽrstenberg (1625 - April 1, 1682), bishop of Strassburg, was the elder son of Egon VII, count of FĂĽrstenberg (1588-1635), who served with distinction as a Bavarian general in the Thirty Years' War.
Franz Eher Nachfolger Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH (usually referred to as the Eher-Verlag) was the central publishing house of the Nazi Party and one of the largest book and periodical firms during the Third Reich. It was acquired by the party on December 17, 1920 for 115,000 Papiermark.
Franz Ernst Bruckmann Franz Ernst Bruckmann (September 27 1697-March 21 1753), German mineralogist, was born at Marienthal near Helmstedt. Having qualified as a medical man in 1721, he practised at Brunswick and afterwards at Wolfenbuttel.
Franklin Mills Franklin Mills is a large shopping mall located in extreme Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, only yards away from neighboring Bucks County, on the site of the former Liberty Bell Park. It is situated about a mile off from Interstate 95, at the intersection of Woodhaven Road and Knights Road.
Franklin Murphy (governor) Franklin Murphy (January 3 1846 – February 24 1920) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 31st Governor of New Jersey, from 1902-1904. He was the founder of the Murphy Varnish Company in Newark, New Jersey.
Franklin National Bank Franklin National Bank, based in Franklin Square in Long Island, New York was once the United States' 20th largest bank. On October 8, 1974, it collapsed in obscure circumstances, involving Michele Sindona, renowned Mafia-banker and member of the irregular freemasonic lodge, Propaganda Due.
Franklin Park, Boston Franklin Park, a partially-wooded 527-acre parkland in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts, is maintained by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is Boston's biggest park and the site of Franklin Park Zoo.
Franklin Park, New Jersey Franklin Park is an unincorporated area within portions of South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County and Franklin Township in Somerset County, in New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08823.
Franklin Pierce College Franklin Pierce College is a four-year liberal-arts college in rural Rindge, New Hampshire, founded in 1962 and named after Franklin Pierce, the New Hampshire-born 14th President of the United States. The college has an enrollment of 1,608 students, and is located a few miles from Mount Monadnock], overlooking [[Pearly Pond.
Franklin Pierce Homestead The Franklin Pierce Homestead was the childhood home of the fourteenth President of the United States, Franklin Pierce. Located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, Pierce's father, Benjamin Pierce, built the home in 1804.
Franklin Pierce Lake Franklin Pierce Lake is a 520-acre reservoir located in Hillsborough County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Hillsborough and Antrim. It is named for Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, who was born in Hillsborough.
Franklin Pierce Law Center The Franklin Pierce Law Center (Pierce Law or FPLC) is a private, American Bar Association approved law school, located in Concord, New Hampshire. The school is named after the 14th President of the United States and New Hampshire native Franklin Pierce and is the only law school in New Hampshire.
Franklin Post Office The Franklin Post Office in Franklin, Ohio (Warren County), known locally as "The Old Log Post Office" is a two story log cabin, the oldest post office in the State of Ohio, and the oldest standing building in Franklin, Ohio.
Franklin Richards Franklin Richards is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' universe. Born in Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968), Franklin is the young son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four and the older brother of Valeria Richards.
Franklin stove The Franklin stove (named after its inventor, Benjamin Franklin) is a metal-lined fireplace with baffles in the rear to improve the airflow, providing more heat and less smoke than an ordinary open fireplace. It is also known as the circulating stove.
Franklin Silver Cornet Band The Franklin Silver Cornet Band, formed in 1856, is one of the oldest volunteer community bands in the United States.The band plays concerts throughout the summer months in Franklin, Pennsylvania] as well as an indoor concert in Franklin's Barrow-Civic Theatre the day after Thanksgiving.
Franklin Square (Bloomington) Franklin Square, or Franklin Square Historic District, in Bloomington, Illinois, McLean County, encompasses parts of four blocks surrounding the city's Franklin Park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Franklin Square includes a number of homes of historic significance.
Franklin Square, Syracuse Franklin Square is a former industrial neighborhood, turned residential and commercial, in Syracuse New York. Officially it is part of the larger Lakefront neighborhood, which in turn is one of Syracuse's 26 officially recognized neighborhoods.
Franklin Stern In the Superman stories published by DC Comics, Franklin Stern was the publisher of the Daily Planet newspaper, taking over from the TransNational Enterprises consortium which itself succeeded the villainous Lex Luthor.
Franklin Street (IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line) Franklin Street is a local station on the IRT Broadway-Seventh Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. Located at the intersection of Franklin Street, Varick Street, and West Broadway, it is served by the train at all times, and the train late nights.
Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen Franklin Stuart Van Antwerpen (born October 23, 1941 in Passaic, New Jersey) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He assumed Senior status on October 23, 2006, on his 65th birthday.
Franklin Township Community School Corporation Franklin Township Community School Corporation is a school district in Franklin Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is responsible for six elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school and one high school.
Franklin Township Middle School Franklin Township Middle School is located in Franklin Township, Marion County, Acton, Indiana, United States. It is the only middle school under the responsibility of the Franklin Township Community School Corporation.
Franklin Township Public Schools (Somerset County, New Jersey) The Franklin Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
Franklin Township, Bergen County, New Jersey (Historical) Franklin Township existed in Bergen County, New Jersey and was established in 1771, when Saddle River Township was subdivided. The Township was named after Governor of New Jersey William Franklin, the illegitimate son of Dr.
Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio Franklin Township is one of eighteen civil townships in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the western portion of the county, and borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
Franklin Township, Warren County, Ohio Franklin Township, one of eleven in Warren County, Ohio, is in the northwest corner of the county. It is the most populous township in the county, the 2000 census finding 27,294 people there, down from 27,510 in 1990.
Franklin University Franklin University is a private university in downtown Columbus, Ohio. In addition to the main campus downtown, Franklin offers programs at two suburban campuses in Dublin, Ohio and Westerville, Ohio, and via their online programs.
Franklin Wharton Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton (July 23, 1767–September 1, 1818), third Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born into a prominent Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family. He had forsaken a successful business career to enter the Marine Corps and was commissioned a captain in August 1798.
Franklin Wilson Franklin Wilson (born September 4th 1941, Liverpool, England) is a former RCA student who became renowned as a sculptor and painter in the 1960s, and is perhaps even more well known for having played drums for The Quarrymen (the future Beatles) in the late 1950s at a few small gigs and having lent his drum kit to John Lennon and Pete Best. He now resides in Derby.
Franklin's ground squirrel Franklin's Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus franklinii) is a species native to tallgrass American prairie, from Canada to the northcentral United States. The species hibernates from early fall to spring, and bears a litter of 6-8 pups at this time.
Franklin-Crieghton Mine The Franklin-Creighton Mine was a Georgia Gold Rush gold mine located in the town of Ball Ground in Cherokee County, Georgia. The mine was initially known as the Franklin Mine because it was started by a widow, Mrs.
Franklin-Nashville Campaign The Franklin-Nashville Campaign, also known as Hood's Tennessee Campaign, was a series of battles in the Western Theater, fought in the fall of 1864 in Alabama, Tennessee, and northwestern Georgia during the American Civil War. The Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lt.
Franklin, Tasmania Franklin (Australian postcode 7113) is a small township on the western side of the Huon River in the south-east of Tasmania, between Huonville and Geeveston. It was named after Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane Franklin who subdivided a large property there formerly owned by John Price to settle families of modest means.
Franklinia Franklinia is a monotypic genus in the family Theaceae, previously native to only the single valley of the Altamaha River in Georgia in the southeastern United States. It is now extinct in the wild due to a fungal disease imported when infected cotton plants were grown in the area.
Franklins Franklins is a discount supermarket chain selling packaged groceries and perishables throughout New South Wales, Australia. It owns the No Frills brand of generic products, promoted by their mascot, "Red Sock".
Franklintown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Franklintown is the name given to the area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies north of the Vine Street Expressway, south of Spring Garden Street, and west of Broad Street. It is sometimes considered to be the southernmost part of the Fairmount or Spring Garden neighborhoods.
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn One of the most famous movie lines, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" was popularized in the 1939 blockbuster movie Gone with the Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. It was spoken by Gable, as Rhett Butler, in his last words to Scarlett O'Hara.
Franklyn Dennis Franklyn Anthony Dennis (born 26 September 1947 in Jamaica) is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One-Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as well as appearing for the country in the 1979 ICC Trophy tournament.
Franklyn Gracesqui Franklyn Gracesqui (born August 20, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a left-handed baseball pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system. He made his major league debut in 2004 with the Florida Marlins, pitching in 7 games.
Franko B Franko B was born in 1960 in Milan, Italy, and has lived in London since 1979. After studying at Camberwell College of Art in south London in 1986-7, he studied fine art at Chelsea College of Art between 1987-90.
Frankpledge Frankpledge was an English institution in which units (often referred to as a tithing) of ten households were bound together and held responsible for one another's conduct. All men over 12 years of age were joined in groups of approximately ten households.
Franks Casket The Franks Casket (or the Auzon Runic Casket) is a little whalebone chest, dateable from its pagan elements to the early seventh century, decorated with images and Futhorc runic inscriptions. It is now kept in the British Museum.
Frankston Pines The Frankston Pines Soccer Club are an Australian football (soccer) club from Frankston, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1965, and currently play in the Victorian State League Division 1.
Frankston railway station, Melbourne Frankston is a railway station located on Young Street in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. It is the terminus of the suburban Frankston railway line, however locomotive hauled services extend to the greater metropolitan area on the Stony Point line beyond.
Frankwell Frankwell, nicknamed the Little Borough by locals, is a district of the town of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The phrase "the little borough" comes from the fact that it is next door to the bigger borough, Shrewsbury, although Frankwell is now truly part of the town.
Franny Beecher Franny Beecher (b. 1921), also known as Frank or Francis Beecher, was lead guitarist for Bill Haley & His Comets from 1954 to 1962, and is best remembered for his innovative guitar solos combining elements of country music and jazz.
Frano Botica Frano Botica (Born 3/8/1963) Mangakino, New Zealand was a well known Rugby Union and Rugby League player for North Harbour, Wigan Warriors and New Zealand Rugby Union and New Zealand Rugby League Internationally.
Franpipe The Franpipe is a 840 kilometer long natural gas pipeline from the Draupner E riser in the North Sea to the receiving terminal at Port Ouest in Dunkirk in France. The diameter of pipeline is 42 inches and the capacity is 15 bcm natural gas per year.
Franponais Franponais (a portmanteau of French and Japanese, using the French forms français and japonais), is known for its misuse of French words or phrases in Japan. Along with the term franponais, one may see "framponais", "flançais" or "flanponais", which makes a reference to the stereotypical confusion of L and R in Japanese English (see Engrish).
Frans de Cort Frans Jozef de Cort (Antwerp, 21 June, 1834- Elsene, 18 January, 1878) was a Belgian writer. Professionally he was, first a clerk, editor, bookkeeper for a shipping company, and in 1861 a secretary at the military court.
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (October 4, 1894 - December 19, 1954) was a Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. He was born in Tossjö, near Ängelholm, in Scania and died at Ribbingsfors Manor in northern Västergötland.
Frans Hjalmar Nortamo Frans Hjalmar Nortamo (better known as Hj. Nortamo, also known as Nordling, June 13, 1890 - November 30, 1931) was a writer and a medical doctor who is usually associated with Rauma, Finland, although he also lived in other, neighboring towns and municipalities.
Frans Maassen Franciscus Albertus Antonius Johannes (Frans) Maassen (born Haelen, 27 January 1965) is a directeur sportif and former Dutch professional road racing cyclist between 1987 and 1995. He completed seven Tour de France stage races, twice won the Tour of Belgium and captured the 1994 Tour de Luxembourg.
Frans Michael Franzén Frans Michael Franzén (February 9, 1772 - August 14, 1847) was a Swedish poet. Franzén was born at Oulu () in Finland during the Swedish reign, at thirteen he entered the University of Åbo, where he attended the lectures of Henrik Gabriel Porthan (1739-1804), a pioneer in the study of Finnish history and legend.
Frans Sammut Frans Sammut (Malta, 1945 - ) is considered one of Malta's foremost literary persons. He studied at the Zebbug Primary School, St Aloysius College, St Michael's Teacher Training College, the University of Malta (B.
Frans van Brederode Frans van Brederode (February 4, 1465 – August 11, 1490) was a rebel in Holland against the rule of king Maximilian of Germany, father and regent of Duke Philip the Handsome of Burgundy. Duke Philip was Count of Holland.
Frans van der Hoff Frans van der Hoff (1939-), or Francisco VanderHoff Boersma as he is called in Latin America, is a Dutch missionary who, in collaboration with Nico Roozen and ecumenical development agency Solidaridad, launched Max Havelaar, the first Fairtrade label in 1988. Frans van der Hoff's contacts with disadvantaged Mexican coffee producers were key in securing the supply and ensuring the success of the very first Fairtrade certification initiative.
Frans van Mieris jr. Frans van Mieris, the younger (November 24, 1689, Leiden, The Netherlands—October 22, 1763, Leiden), Dutch painter and son of Willem van Mieris, also lived on the traditions of his grandfather, Frans's studio.
Frans van Mieris, Sr. Frans van Mieris, the elder (April 16, 1635, Leiden – March 12, 1681, Leiden), was a Dutch genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660-1690) and Willem (1662–1747) and his grandson Frans van Mieris the Younger (1689–1763) were also accomplished genre painters.
Franso Hariri Franso Hariri, (b. 1937 - February 18, 2001) an Assyrian politician, was a high ranking and long-standing Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq member and head of the KDP block of Iraqi Kurdistan National Assembly.
Frant railway station Frant railway station is on the Hastings Line in East Sussex in England, and serves the village of that name, although actually located in the nearby village of Bell's Yew Green it is also the closest railway station serving Lamberhurst. It is 36.
Frantic Mantis Frantic Mantis originally began in 2003 as a Swedish/US collaboration of HĂĄkan Johansson and Per StĂĄlberg of Division Of Laura Lee and Shelby Cinca from Frodus. Their debut album (Data Is Not Information), which is a blend of hardcore punk and electronic music aptly dubbed as data-punk, was released on Lujo Records in 2005.
František Bublan František Bublan is a former Czech dissident, in 2004 named interior minister for Stanislav Gross's Social Democratic Party government. After Stanislav Gross had been forced to leave the government, Bublan remainded in the government of Jiřà Paroubek.
František Cardinal Tomášek František Cardinal Tomášek (born June 30, 1899 in Studénka in Moravia, died August 4, 1992 Prague in Czechoslovakia) was a significant dignitary of the Roman Catholic Church in Bohemia, was the 34th Archbishop of Prague, a Roman Catholic theologian.
František Douda František Douda (23 October 1908 — 15 January 1990) was a Czech shot putter who won an Olympic bronze medal and set one world record with 16,20 metres on 24 September 1932 in Prague. The record stood until 24 March 1934, when American Jack Torrance improved it to 16,30 centimetres.
František Fadrhonc František Fadrhonc (born December 18, 1914 – died October 9, 1981) was a football manager, who was born in Nymburk, Czechoslovakia. He performed his coaching wonders, however, in the West, initially in the Netherlands.
František Fajtl Lieutenant General František Fajtl (20 August 1912 - 4 October 2006) was a Czech fighter pilot during World War II. He commanded a squadron in the Royal Air Force, and led a group of Czechoslovak fighter pilots who flew Soviet aircraft from 1944.
František Fuka František Fuka (pronounced ) (October 9 1968 in Prague) is a computer programmer and musician from the Czech Republic, well known in the ZX Spectrum and SAM Coupé communities for his work in the late 80s and early 90s as Fuxoft, especially for Tetris 2, an objective based unofficial sequel to Tetris. He currently works as a film translator, preparing English language movies for Czech release.
František Janák František Janák (born 1951 in HavlĂÄŤkĹŻv Brod, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech glass artist. He creates glass sculptures and commission works, and also does series production design for different Czech glassworks.
František Kaberle František Kaberle (born November 8, 1973 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the National Hockey League (NHL) During the 2005-06 season he won with the Carolina Hurricanes his first Stanley Cup . Previously, he played for the Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers.
František Listopad František Listopad (1921-) is a famous Czech poet, prose writer, essayist, theatre and television director, promoter of Czech literature and culture abroad, regarded as an expert on Central European thought and cultural output.
František Lydie Gahura František Lydie Gahura (1896-1958), a Czech an architect who became famous for his collaboration on the architectural and urban design of ZlĂn, a city n the Czech Republic. He worked for the Bata Shoes organization in the 1920s and 1930s.
František Merta František Merta was a central figure in a Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in the Czech Republic. Father Frantisek Merta and Olomouc Bishop Jan Graubner were charged after allegations were made by a theology student, Vaclav Novak, that Merta had sexually abused altar boys since 1995.
František Mikloško František Mikloško (2 June 1947, Nitra - ) is a Slovak politician. He is a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, a member of Christian Democratic Movement and was one of the candidates in the 2004 presidential election.
František Pitra František Pitra was the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia) from October 11, 1988 through February 6, 1990. Like the last four prime ministers before him, he was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
František Plánička František Plánička (IPA: , Fraan-tish-ek Plan-ich-kah) (June 2, 1904 – July 20, 1996) was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once.
František TĹŻma František Ignác AntonĂn TĹŻma (Kostelec nad OrlicĂ, Bohemia,October 2, 1704 – d Vienna, January 30, 1774) was an important Czech composer of the Baroque era. Born in Kostelec nad Orlici, Bohemia, he lived the greater part of his life in Vienna, first as director of music for Count Franz Ferdinand Kinsky, later filling a similar office for the widow of Emperor Karl VI.
František Wende František Wende was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper and nordic combined skier who has competed in the 1920's. He won two bronze medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in ski jumping (1925) and nordic combined {1927).
František Záviška František Záviška (November 18, 1879-April 17, 1945]]) was a renowned Czech physicist. The major asset of his scientific work is integrated in nine studies on waveguides published between the years 1912 and 1939.
Frantisek Donth Frantisek Donth was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Cross-country skiing in the 1920's. He won four medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with a gold in the 50 km (1925), two silvers in the 18 km (1925, 1927), and bronze in the 50 km (1927).
Frantz Fanon Frantz Fanon (July 20, 1925 – December 6, 1961) was a Martinique-born French author and essayist. He was perhaps the preeminent thinker of the 20th century on the issue of decolonization and the psychopathology of colonization.
Franz (crater) Franz is a small lunar crater that is located along the eastern edge of the Sinus Amoris, a bay that forms a northern extension to the Mare Tranquillitatis. It lies to the southwest of the prominent Macrobius crater.
Franz Aepinus Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus (December 13, 1724 – August 10, 1802), German natural philosopher, was born at Rostock in Saxony. He was descended from John Aepinus (1499-1553), the first to adopt the Greek form (aiireivos) of the family name Hugk or Huck, and a leading theologian and controversialist at the time of the Reformation.
Franz Alexander Franz Alexander (1891 – 1964) was a graduate of the Berlin Psychoanalytic born in Budapest. He was invited in 1930 by Robert Hutchins, then President of the University of Chicago, to become its Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis.
Franz Altheim Franz Altheim (* October 6 1898 in Frankfurt am Main; †October 17 1976 in Münster in Westfalen) was a German historian, best known for his trip with Erika Trautmann funded by the Ahnenerbe and Hermann Göring.
Franz Babinger Franz Babinger (January 15, 1891 - June 23, 1967) was a pioneering historian of the Ottoman Empire, best known for his authoritative biography of the great Ottoman emperor Mehmed II known as the Conqueror, originally published as Mehmed der Eroberer und seine Zeit. An English translation by Ralph Mannheim is available from Princeton University Press under the title Mehmed the Conqueror and his time.
Franz Beer Franz Beer (3 July 1659–19 January 1726), also known as Franz Beer von Blaichten, was an Austrian architect during the Baroque period, mainly working on church buildings at monasteries in southern Germany, mainly in Upper Swabia, and Switzerland. His son Johann Michael Beer also was an architect.
Franz Bendel In music, Franz Bendel (died 1873) was a Bohemian pianist and composer. He was a student of Liszt for five years, and was one of the best-known pianists of his time, until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour.
Franz Berwald Franz Adolf Berwald (born in Stockholm on July 23, 1796 and died there on April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer who was generally ignored during his lifetime and had to make his living as an orthopedic surgeon and, later, as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory. He is now considered the finest Swedish composer of the 19th century, indeed probably the finest Swedish composer of any century.
Franz BlĂĽcher Franz BlĂĽcher (born March 24 1896 in Essen; died March 26 1959 in Bad Godesberg) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Free People's Party (FVP), a splitter party of the FDP, and the German Party (DP).
Franz Boluminski Franz Boluminski (1863- 28 April, 1913) was born in Graudenz, Province of West Prussia in 1863. He served in the German Army in German East Africa and in 1894 went to work for the German New Guinea Company at Astrolabe Bay near modern day Madang in Papua New Guinea.
Franz Brentano Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano (January 16, 1838, Marienberg am Rhein, near Boppard – March 17, 1917, Zürich) was an influential figure in both philosophy and psychology. His influence was felt by other figures such as Alexius Meinong, Edmund Husserl, and Kazimierz Twardowski who followed and adapted Brentano's views.
Franz Cumont Franz-Valéry-Marie Cumont (Aalst, Belgium, January 3 1868 - Brussels, August 25 1947) was a Belgian archaeologist and historian, a philologist and student of epigraphy, who brought these often isolated specialties to bear on the syncretic mystery religions of Late Antiquity, notably Mithraism. Cumont was a graduate of the University of Ghent (PhD, 1887).
Franz Danzi Franz Ignaz Danzi (June 15, 1763 - April 13, 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the noted Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi. Born in Schwetzingen, Franz Danzi worked in Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, where he died.
Franz Delitzsch Franz Delitzsch (1813, Delitzsch - March 4, 1890) was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist. He held the professorship of theology at Rostock from 1846 to 1850, at Erlangen until 1867, and after that at Leipzig until his death.
Franz Dischinger Franz Dischinger (8 October 1887 - 9 January 1953) was a pioneering German civil and structural engineer, responsible for the development of the modern cable-stayed bridge. He was also a pioneer of the use of prestressed concrete, patenting the technique of external prestressing (where the prestressing bars or tendons are not encased in the concrete) in 1934.
Franz Doppler Albert Franz Doppler (October 16, 1821, Lemberg, Poland – July 27, 1883, Baden bei Wien, Austria) was primarily a flute virtuoso and a composer best known for his music for flute. He also wrote operas: one German and several Hungarian (all produced with great success).
Franz Drdla Frantisek Alois Drdla (November 28, 1868-1944; the German version of his name is Franz) was a Bohemian composer and violinist, born in Moravia in what is now the Czech Republic. He composed the popular Vision and Serenade for violin and piano, as well as other works for those instruments (eg Träumerei, Op.
Franz Egon of FĂĽrstenberg Franz Egon of FĂĽrstenberg (1625 - April 1, 1682), bishop of Strassburg, was the elder son of Egon VII, count of FĂĽrstenberg (1588-1635), who served with distinction as a Bavarian general in the Thirty Years' War.
Franz Eher Nachfolger Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH (usually referred to as the Eher-Verlag) was the central publishing house of the Nazi Party and one of the largest book and periodical firms during the Third Reich. It was acquired by the party on December 17, 1920 for 115,000 Papiermark.
Franz Ernst Bruckmann Franz Ernst Bruckmann (September 27 1697-March 21 1753), German mineralogist, was born at Marienthal near Helmstedt. Having qualified as a medical man in 1721, he practised at Brunswick and afterwards at Wolfenbuttel.
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