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Franz Fuchs Franz Fuchs (December 12 1949 in Gralla, Styria - February 26 2000 in Graz) was a xenophobic Austrian terrorist. Between 1993 and 1997 he killed four people and injured 15, some of them seriously, using three improvised explosive devices and five waves of 25 mailbombs in total.
Franz GĂĽrtner Franz GĂĽrtner (August 26, 1881 - January 29, 1941) was a German Minister of Justice in Adolf Hitler's cabinet, responsible for coordinating jurisprudence in the Third Reich. Detesting the cruel ways of the Gestapo and SA in dealing with prisoners-of-war, he protested unsuccessfully to Hitler, but nevertheless stayed on in the cabinet, hoping to reform the establishment from within.
Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, or Count Francis Conrad von Hötzendorf. (November 11, 1852 – August 25, 1925) was an Austrian soldier and Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I.
Franz Halder Franz Ritter Halder (June 30 1884–April 2 1972) was a German General and the head of the Army General Staff from 1938 until September 1942, when he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler.
Franz Hayler Franz Hayler (born 29 August 1900 in Schwarzenfeld; died 11 September 1972 in Aschau im Chiemgau) was a self-employed salesman who rose in the time of the Third Reich to State Secretary and acting Reich Economics Minister as a member of the NSDAP and the SS.
Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch (August 29, 1808 - April 29, 1883), German economist, was born at Delitzsch, in Prussian Saxony. The place-name Delitzsch was added in 1848 to distinguish him from other Schulzes in the National Assembly.
Franz Hofmeister Franz Hofmeister (1850-1922) was an early protein scientist, and is famous for his studies of salts that influence the solubility and conformational stability of proteins. Hofmeister was the first to propose that polypeptides were amino acids linked by peptide bonds in 1902, although this model of protein primary structure was independently and simultaneously conceived by Emil Fischer.
Franz Hopper (Code Lyoko episode) "Franz Hopper" is the forty-ninth episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko and the second installment of the Season 2 finale. It premiered in France on February 1, 2006 and in the United States on October 31, 2005.
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (28 August 1853 - 25 July 1938) was the prince of Liechtenstein between 1929 and 1938. He was the son of Alois II of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Franziska Kinsky and succeeded his older brother Johannes II.
Franz Ignaz von Beecke Franz Ignaz von Beecke was a classical music composer born in Wimpfen am Neckar, Germany on October 28 1733. He served in the Bavarian Dragoon Regiment of Zollern from 1756, during which time he fought in the Seven Years' War.
Franz Josef Degenhardt Franz-Josef Degenhardt (born December 3 1931 in Schwelm, Westphalia) is a German poet, satirist, novelist, and -- first and foremost -- folksinger/songwriter (Liedermacher) with decidedly left-wing politics. He is also a lawyer, bearing the academic title of Doctor of Law.
Franz Josef Glacier The Franz Josef is a glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km to the south, it is unique in the fact that it descends from the Southern Alps to just 200 metres above sea level amidst the greenery and lushness of a temperate rainforest.
Franz Josef Kallmann Franz Josef Kallmann MD (July 24, 1897 Neumarkt, Silesia – May 12, 1965 New York), a German-born American psychiatrist, was one of the pioneers in the study of the genetic basis of psychiatric disorders. He developed the use of twin studies in the assessment of the relative roles of heredity and the environment in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disease.
Franz Josef Strauß Franz Josef Strauß () (September 6, 1915 – October 3, 1988) was a German politician (CSU) and long-time minister-president of the state of Bavaria. Press reports called him the "Strong Man of Europe"
Franz Josef, New Zealand Franz Josef is a small town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is named after the Franz Josef Glacier - itself named by Julius von Haast in honour of the Emperor of Austria Franz Josef I of Austria.
Franz Joseph (artist) Franz Joseph (born Franz Joseph Schnaubelt) (1914–1994) was an artist and author loosely associated with the 1960’s American television show Star Trek. Joseph is perhaps best known for his 1973 Star Trek Blueprints (ISBN 0-345-25821-5), to date the only set of blueprints of the original Starship Enterprise ever officially endorsed by Paramount Pictures, owners of the licensing rights to all things Star Trek.
Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I (in Hungarian I. Ferenc József, in English Francis Joseph I) (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916.
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein, (Franz Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella), (August 16, 1906, Schloss Frauenthal, Styria, Austria – November 13, 1989) was the prince of Liechtenstein from 1938 until his death. His full title was Fürst von und zu Liechtenstein, Herzog von Troppau und Jägerndorf, Graf zu Rietberg.
Franz Jozef Van Beeck Franz Jozef Van Beeck or Frans Jozef van Beeck, also known as Joep [pronounced "yoop"] van Beeck (born 1930), is a Dutch author and Christian theologian who is also a prominent priest of the Society of Jesus.
Franz Kafka Franz Kafka () (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German-language novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, whose unique body of writing — much of it incomplete, and published posthumously despite his wish that it be destroyed — has become considered amongst the most influential in Western literature.Contijoch, Francesc Miralles (2000) "Franz Kafka".
Franz Kline Franz Kline (May 23, 1910 - May 13, 1962) was an American painter mainly associated with the Abstract Expressionist group which was centered, geographically, around New York, and temporally, in the 1940s and 1950s; but not limited to that setting. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and died in New York City.
Franz Konwitschny Franz Konwitschny (born August 14, 1901 in Fulnek, Northern Moravia, died July 28, 1962 in Belgrade) was a German conductor. He started his career on the viola, playing in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Franz Krommer Franz Krommer (lang-cz: František Vincenc Kramář) (November 27 1759 – January 8 1831) was a Moravian composer of classical music, whose seventy-year life began the year of the death of George Frideric Handel and ended a few years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Franz Lefort Franz Lefort (Франц Яковлевич Лефорт in Russian) (December 23, 1655 (January 2, 1656), Geneva — March 2(12), 1699, Moscow) was a Russian military figure of Swiss origin, admiral (1695), and close associate of Peter the Great.
Franz Leopold Neumann Franz Leopold Neumann (may 23, 1900 – September 2 1954 in Visp) was a German left-liberal political activist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and is best-known for his theoretical analyses of National Socialism. He was born in Katowice, near the Polish city of Kraków, studied in Germany and the United Kingdom, and spent the last phase of his career in the United States.
Franz Lisp Franz Lisp, written at UC Berkeley by the students of Professor Richard J. Fateman, was a Lisp system based largely on Maclisp, but written specifically to be a host for running Macsyma on a Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) VAX.
Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (in Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem or simply Zeneakadémia, Music Academy) is a concert hall and a music university in Budapest, Hungary, founded by pianist and composer Franz Liszt on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several valuable books and manuscripts donated by Liszt upon his death, and the AVISO studio, a collaboration between the governments of Hungary and Japan to provide sound recording equipment and training for students.
Franz Matt Franz Matt (1860–1929) was the only member of the Bavarian State cabinet not present at the Beer Hall Putsch. At the time of the putsch, he was having dinner with Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, the Archbishop of Munich and the Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Eugenio Pacelli, the future pope Pius XII.
Franz Mayer Museum The Franz Mayer Museum (Spanish: Museo Franz Mayer), in Mexico City, is one of Latin America's best known museums. It holds Mexico's largest decorative art collection and it also hosts temporal exhibits in the fields of design and photography.
Franz Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer (May 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815) discovered what he called magnétisme animal (animal magnetismThe use of the (conventional) English term animal magnetism to translate Mesmer's magnétism animal is extremely misleading for three reasons:
Franz Metzner Franz Metzner (November 18 1870, Wscherau, near Pilsen - March 24 1919, Berlin) was an influential German sculptor, particularly his sculptural figures integrated into the architecture of Central European public buildings in the Art Nouveau / Jugendstil / Vienna Secession period.
Franz Muller Franz Muller (unknown – November 14, 1864), a German tailor, murdered Thomas Briggs in the first murder committed on a British train. The case caught the imagination of the public due to increasing safety fears about rail travel at the time, and the pursuit of Muller across the Atlantic Ocean by Scotland Yard detectives.
Franz Neuländtner Franz Neuländter is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1993. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 6th in the individual large hill in the 1989 championships.
Franz Nicolay Franz Nicolay is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer currently living in Brooklyn,New York. He is perhaps best known for his work in The World/Inferno Friendship Society playing the accordion and the piano and in The Hold Steady playing keyboards.
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (also Baron Nopcsa, Ferenc Nopcsa, Nopcsa Ferenc, Baron Franz Nopcsa, and Franz Baron Nopcsa) (May 3, 1877 to April 25, 1933) was a Hungarian-born aristocrat, adventurer, scholar, and paleontologist. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of paleobiology and Albanian studies.
Franz Oppenheimer Franz Oppenheimer (born 30 March 1864 in Berlin; died 30 September 1943 in Los Angeles) was a German sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.
Franz Osten Franz Osten was a German filmmaker who along with Niranjan Pal was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Pal on a number of India's earliest blockbuster films like Achhut Kanya and Jeevan Naiya.
Franz Overbeck Franz Camille Overbeck (16 November 1837 - 26 June 1905) was a German Protestant theologian. In Anglo-American discourse, he is perhaps best known in regard to his friendship with Friedrich Nietzsche; while in German theological circles, Overbeck remains discussed for his own contributions.
Franz Planer Film cinematographer Franz Planer (March 29, 1894 - January 10, 1963) was born in Karlsbad, Austria-Hungary (now called the Czech Republic). Planer began as a director of photography for films in Germany and later throughout Europe in the early 1900s before beginning work in Hollywood in 1937.
Franz Platko Franz Platko Kopiletz (born Budapest, Hungary, December 2 1898, died Santiago, Chile, September 2 1982), also known as Ferenc Platko or Francisco Platko, was a Hungarian footballer and manager. During the 1910s and 1920s he played as a goalkeeper for Vasas SC, WAC Vienna, MTK Hungária FC, FC Barcelona, Recreativo de Huelva and Hungary.
Franz Reuleaux Franz Reuleaux (September 30, 1829 – August 20, 1905), was a mechanical engineer and a lecturer of Berlin Royal Technical Academy, later appointed as the President of the Academy. He was often called the father of kinematics.
Franz Ritter von Hauer Franz Ritter von Hauer, or Franz von Hauer. (January 30, 1822 – March 20, 1899) Austrian geologist, was born in Vienna, the son of Joseph von Hauer (1778-1863), who was equally distinguished as a high Austrian official and authority on finance and as a palaeontologist.
Franz Ruff Franz Ruff (1906 – 1979) was a minor architect during the National Socialist regime in Germany, the son of Ludwig Ruff and responsible for completing the Nuremberg Party Congress Hall after his father's death in 1934.
Franz Seldte Franz Seldte (June 29, 1882 - April 1, 1947) was a cofounder of the paramilitary organization Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten, a National Socialist politician, and a Reich labor minister (Reichsarbeitsminister).
Franz Schlegelberger Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (born 23 October 1876 in Königsberg, East Prussia, now Kaliningrad, Russia; died 14 December 1970 in Flensburg) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) and served awhile as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Nuremberg Judges' Trial (a fictionalized account of which was portrayed in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg).
Franz Schreker Franz Schreker (March 23, 1878 – March 21, 1934) was an Austrian composer and conductor. His oeuvre, consisting mainly of operas, is characterized by aesthetic plurality (a mixture of Romanticism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Impressionism, Expressionism and Neue Sachlichkeit), timbral experimentation, strategies of extended tonality and conception of total music theatre into the narrative of 20th-century music.
Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. He wrote some six hundred Lieder, seven completed symphonies, the famous "Unfinished Symphony", liturgical music, operas, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music.
Franz Schuh (writer) Franz Schuh (born March 15, 1947) is an Austrian novelist, literary critic and, above all, essayist in the tradition of Karl Kraus and Alfred Polgar. Schuh was born, and lives, in Vienna, where, just like his predecessors, he prefers to write in one of the traditional coffeehouses.
Franz Schwede Franz Schwede (born 5 March 1888 - 19 October 1960), German Nazi politician, was born in Drawöhnen near Memel, East Prussia, now Dreverna near Klaipėda, Lithuania. He learnt the millwright's trade and joined the Imperial German Navy in 1907 as a machinist.
Franz Sigel Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War.
Franz Simandl Franz Simandl (1840 - 1912) was a double-bassist and pedagogue who is remembered most for his New Method for the Double Bass, 30 Studies, and more advanced collection of studies, Gradus ad Parnassum. All three of these works are still in use today and are available in a number of competing critical editions.
Franz Stahl Franz Stahl was the guitarist of the Washington, DC Hardcore Punk band Scream. Along with the famous band Minor Threat, Scream is considered by many to be among the more influential punk bands to emerge from the scene, which spans the 1980s through to the present.
Franz Strauss Franz Strauss (February 26, 1822–May 31, 1905), is perhaps most famous for being the father of Richard Strauss, the well-known composer. He was himself an accomplished musician and composer playing the guitar and clarinet among others.
Franz Stuhlmann Franz Stuhlmann (1863- ) was a German zoölogist and African explorer, born in Hamburg. After studying at Tübingen and Freiburg, he went to East Africa in 1888, and during the revolt of the Arabs in 1890 entered the German corps of defense as a lieutenant, and was severely wounded at Mlembule.
Franz Tamayo Province Franz Tamayo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve in the high Andean plain on the western border with Peru.
Franz Tengnagel Franz Gansneb Tengnagel von Camp (1576 – 1622) was a Westphalian nobleman and the son-in-law and assistant of astronomer Tycho Brahe. Tengnagel wrote the preface to Johannes Kepler's astronomical treatise Harmonice Mundi.
Franz Tunder Franz Tunder (1614 – November 5, 1667) was a German composer and organist of the early to middle Baroque era. He was an important link between the early German Baroque style which was based on Venetian models, and the later Baroque style which culminated in the music of J.
Franz Urban Franz Urban was the driver of the car used to transport Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia von ChĂ´tek through the city of Sarajevo on the day of the assassination in Sarajevo June 28 1914. According to some sources the driver of the archdukal car was named Leopold Loyka.
Franz von Bayros Franz von Bayros (1866, Zagreb, Croatia - April 3, 1924, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian commercial artist, illustrator, and painter best known for his controversial "Tales at the Dressing Table" portfolio. Von Bayros belonged to the Decadent movement in art, often relying on erotic themes and phantasmagoric imagery.
Franz von Papen Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman Catholic politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. He was a Privy Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape and Knight of Malta.
Franz von Walsegg Franz Count von Walsegg (1763-1827), living on Stuppach castle near Gloggnitz was the aristocrat who, in 1791, sent a messenger to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to commission a requiem mass. The count, apparently an amateur musician, had a penchant for commissioning works from composers of the day and then passing those works off as his own in private performances.
Franz von Werra Franz von Werra (1914-1941) was a German World War II fighter pilot who was shot down over England and captured. He is generally regarded as the only Axis prisoner of war to succeed in escaping and returning to the Reich, although in fact several others also succeeded in doing so.
Franz Voves Franv Voves (born February, 28th 1953 in Graz, Styria) is an Austrian politician of the SPĂ– and a former player in the Austrian national ice hockey national team. He was vice-governor of Styria from March 12th 2002 to October 24th 2005.
Franz Walter Stahlecker Franz Walter Stahlecker (10 October 1900–23 March 1942) was Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer (HSSPF: Higher SS and Police Leader) of Reichskommissariat Ostland. Stahlecker commanded Einsatzgruppe A, the most "efficient" (i.
Franz Waxman Franz Waxman (December 24 1906, Königshütte, Upper Silesia (now Chorzów, Poland) - February 24 1967, Los Angeles, California), born Franz Wachsmann, was an American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra, based on musical themes from the Bizet opera Carmen, and for his musical scores for films.
Franz WĂĽllner Franz WĂĽllner (born 28 January 1832 in MĂĽnster, died 7 September 1902 in Braunfels) was a German composer and conductor. He led the premieres of Wagner's operas Das Rheingold and Die WalkĂĽre, but was much criticized by Wagner himself, who greatly preferred the conductors Hans von BĂĽlow and Hermann Levi.
Franz Welser-Möst Franz Welser-Möst (born 16 August 1960 in Linz, Austria as Franz Möst), is the seventh and current Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. He has also served tenures with the London Philharmonic, the Zurich Opera, the Vienna Philharmonic, and other orchestras.
Franz Werfel Human Rights Award The Franz Werfel Human Rights Award (German: Franz-Werfel-Menschenrechtspreis) is an international human rights award in Europe. It is awarded to individuals or groups who, through political, artistic, philosophical or practical work, have opposed breaches of human rights by genocide, ethnic cleansing and the deliberate destruction of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups.
Franz Wittmann Franz Wittman, Hungarian electrician and physicist; born at Hódmezővásárhely 16 January 1860. He was educated at the university of Budapest, and continued his studies in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Frankfurt-am-Main, Darmstadt, and Hannover.
Franz Wright Franz Wright, born in Vienna in March 18, 1953, won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book Walking to Martha's Vineyard (ISBN 0-375-41518-1), published in 2003. He is a 1977 graduate of Oberlin College.
Franz Xaver von Funk Franz Xaver von Funk (1840-1907) was a Catholic theologian and a German, born at Abts-Gmund, WĂĽrttemberg, educated at TĂĽbingen, at the seminary of Rottenburg, and in Paris, where he studied economics. In 1870 he was appointed professor of theology at TĂĽbingen and in 1876 became an editor of the TĂĽbingen Theologische Quartalschrift.
Franz Xaver Winterhalter Franz Xaver Winterhalter (April 20, 1805 – July 8, 1873) was a German painter and lithographer, known for his portraits of royalty in the mid-nineteenth century. His name has become associated with fashionable court portraiture.
Franz-Keldysh effect The Franz-Keldysh effect is a change in optical absorption by a semiconductor when an electric field is applied. The effect is named after the German physicist Walter Franz and Russian physicist Leonid Keldysh (nephew of Mstislav Keldysh).
Franz, Duke of Bavaria Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born July 14 1933), styled as His Royal Highness The Duke of Bavaria, is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. He was born in Munich, the son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and of his first wife, Countess Maria Draskovich von Traskotjan.
Franz, Freiherr von Mercy Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci), lord of Mandre and Collenburg (d. 1645), German general in the Thirty Years' War, who came of a noble family of Lorraine, was born at Longwy some time between 1590 and 1598.
Französischer Dom Französischer Dom (German for: French Cathedral) is a cathedral located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral). The first parts of it were built from 1701 to 1705 by the Huguenot community and was modelled after the destroyed Huguenot church in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France.
Französisches Gymnasium Berlin The Französisches Gymnasium (or Collège francais) is a long-existing bilingual high school in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1689 by Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm III for the children of the Huguenot families who settled in Prussia by his invitation, being prosecuted for their Protestant beliefs in Catholic France.
Franziska Gude Franziska ("Franzi") Gude (born March 19, 1976 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Franziska Hentschel Franziska Hentschel (born June 29, 1970) is a former field hockey forward from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.
Franziska Scanagatta Franziska Scanagatta (also called Francesca Scanagatta) was an Italian woman who disguised herself as a man in order to attend the Austria's Military Academy in 1794. She received an ensign's commission in 1797.
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (czech: František Schönborn; 24 January, 1844 - 25 June, 1899) was a Czech Roman Catholic cardinal. Born at Prague, he was 5th Bishop of České Budějovice (1883-1885) and 28th Archbishop of Prague (from 1885), and was created cardinal in 1889.
Franzl Lang Franzl Lang (born as "Franz Lang" December 28, 1930, in Munich, Germany), known in German as the "Jodlerkönig (Yodeler King)," is a famous yodeler from Bavaria, a southern region of Germany.
Fraport Fraport AG is the German transport company, which operates the Frankfurt International Airport serving Frankfurt Am Main and the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn Airport located 130 kilometers west of the city. It is also involved in several other airports outside of Germany.
Frapping Frapping is a knotting technique used in various applications including the assembly of tripods term "Frapping" is also frequently used among many PC video game players to describe the act of recording in-game video using the software program "[[Fraps]".
Frasat Ali Frasat Ali Mughal (born 31 July 1949, Lahore, Pakistan) was an all-rounder representing the East African cricket team. He played in East Africa's inaugural international one-day international against New Zealand in their first match of the 1975 World Cup.
Frascati Manual The Frascati Manual is a document stipulating the methodology for collecting and using statistics about research and development in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Fraser Ayres Fraser Ayres is an actor, best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series, The Smoking Room. Fraser's other television work has included Bella and The Boys, Unconditional Love, London's Burning, The Vice and Trail Of Guilt.
Fraser campaign On March 17, 1807 a British fleet appeared off Alexandria, having on board nearly 5000 troops, under the command of General A. Mackenzie Fraser; and the place, The being disaffected towards Muhammad Ali, opened its British gates to them.
Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains enroute from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley. Colloquially, the term "Fraser Canyon" is often used to include the Thompson Canyon from Lytton to Ashcroft, as they form the same highway route which most people are familiar with.
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, aka the Fraser Gold Rush, occurred in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River at its confluence with the Nicoamen River, a few miles upstream from the Thompson's confluence with the Fraser at present-day Lytton. News of the strike, already being mined for a few years but not publicized, was spread to San Francisco when the Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, James Douglas, sent a shipment of ore to that city's mint.
Fraser Canyon War The Fraser Canyon War, also known as the Canyon War or the Fraser River War, took place in the fall of 1858 during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush in the newly-declared Colony of British Columbia, which would later become a province of Canada. Largely ignored by Canadian historians, it was one of the seminal events of the founding of the colony, and although it ended relatively peaceably it was a major test of the new administration's control over the goldfields, which were distant and difficult to get to from the centre of colonial authority at Victoria in the Colony of Vancouver Island (New Westminster had recently been surveyed as the de jure capital, but the de facto capital was in Victoria, where the Governor was located and ruled from).
Fraser Eagle Stadium Fraser Eagle Stadium, also known as Crown Ground and Interlink Express Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley F.
Fraser Fir Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri), is a coniferous tree, closely related to Balsam Fir. Its range is restricted to the southeastern Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Fraser Herald Fraser Herald of Arms (HĂ©raut Fraser in French) is the title of one of the officers of arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa. Like the other heralds at the Authority, the name is derived from the Canadian river of the same name.
Fraser magnolia The Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) also called Mountain magnolia, Earleaf cucumbertree, or Mountain-oread, is a small, deciduous tree native to the southern Appalachians. It is a basal-branching, fragrant plant, with auriculate-lobed leaves and brown bark with a "warty" or "scaly" texture.
Fraser MacPherson Fraser MacPherson CM (10 April 1928 - 27 September 1993) was a Canadian jazz musician born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He played saxophone, clarinet and flute and later moved to Victoria, British Columbia and then to New York where he continued his studies.
Fraser River (Colorado) The Fraser River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains large portion of the Middle Park basin in Grand County in the Rocky Mountains west of Boulder and southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fraser syndrome Fraser syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disease, characterized by developmental defects including underdevelopment of the eyes (cryptophthalmos) and the genitals (micropenis, cryptorchidism or clitoromegaly). Congenital malformations of the nose, ears,larynx, and renal system as well as mental retardation are manifest occasionally.
Fraser Valley Action Fraser Valley Action are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1993. The team is a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognised Division III league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.
Fraser Valley Distance Education School (FVDES) Fraser Valley Distance Education School (FVDES) is one of the largest distance education schools in British Columbia, Canada. It offers both online and paper-based distance learning from kindergarten to grade 12.
Franz GĂĽrtner Franz GĂĽrtner (August 26, 1881 - January 29, 1941) was a German Minister of Justice in Adolf Hitler's cabinet, responsible for coordinating jurisprudence in the Third Reich. Detesting the cruel ways of the Gestapo and SA in dealing with prisoners-of-war, he protested unsuccessfully to Hitler, but nevertheless stayed on in the cabinet, hoping to reform the establishment from within.
Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf, or Count Francis Conrad von Hötzendorf. (November 11, 1852 – August 25, 1925) was an Austrian soldier and Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army at the outbreak of World War I.
Franz Halder Franz Ritter Halder (June 30 1884–April 2 1972) was a German General and the head of the Army General Staff from 1938 until September 1942, when he was dismissed after frequent disagreements with Adolf Hitler.
Franz Hayler Franz Hayler (born 29 August 1900 in Schwarzenfeld; died 11 September 1972 in Aschau im Chiemgau) was a self-employed salesman who rose in the time of the Third Reich to State Secretary and acting Reich Economics Minister as a member of the NSDAP and the SS.
Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch (August 29, 1808 - April 29, 1883), German economist, was born at Delitzsch, in Prussian Saxony. The place-name Delitzsch was added in 1848 to distinguish him from other Schulzes in the National Assembly.
Franz Hofmeister Franz Hofmeister (1850-1922) was an early protein scientist, and is famous for his studies of salts that influence the solubility and conformational stability of proteins. Hofmeister was the first to propose that polypeptides were amino acids linked by peptide bonds in 1902, although this model of protein primary structure was independently and simultaneously conceived by Emil Fischer.
Franz Hopper (Code Lyoko episode) "Franz Hopper" is the forty-ninth episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko and the second installment of the Season 2 finale. It premiered in France on February 1, 2006 and in the United States on October 31, 2005.
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (28 August 1853 - 25 July 1938) was the prince of Liechtenstein between 1929 and 1938. He was the son of Alois II of Liechtenstein and his wife Countess Franziska Kinsky and succeeded his older brother Johannes II.
Franz Ignaz von Beecke Franz Ignaz von Beecke was a classical music composer born in Wimpfen am Neckar, Germany on October 28 1733. He served in the Bavarian Dragoon Regiment of Zollern from 1756, during which time he fought in the Seven Years' War.
Franz Josef Degenhardt Franz-Josef Degenhardt (born December 3 1931 in Schwelm, Westphalia) is a German poet, satirist, novelist, and -- first and foremost -- folksinger/songwriter (Liedermacher) with decidedly left-wing politics. He is also a lawyer, bearing the academic title of Doctor of Law.
Franz Josef Glacier The Franz Josef is a glacier located in Westland National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Together with the Fox Glacier 20 km to the south, it is unique in the fact that it descends from the Southern Alps to just 200 metres above sea level amidst the greenery and lushness of a temperate rainforest.
Franz Josef Kallmann Franz Josef Kallmann MD (July 24, 1897 Neumarkt, Silesia – May 12, 1965 New York), a German-born American psychiatrist, was one of the pioneers in the study of the genetic basis of psychiatric disorders. He developed the use of twin studies in the assessment of the relative roles of heredity and the environment in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disease.
Franz Josef Strauß Franz Josef Strauß () (September 6, 1915 – October 3, 1988) was a German politician (CSU) and long-time minister-president of the state of Bavaria. Press reports called him the "Strong Man of Europe"
Franz Josef, New Zealand Franz Josef is a small town in the West Coast region of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is named after the Franz Josef Glacier - itself named by Julius von Haast in honour of the Emperor of Austria Franz Josef I of Austria.
Franz Joseph (artist) Franz Joseph (born Franz Joseph Schnaubelt) (1914–1994) was an artist and author loosely associated with the 1960’s American television show Star Trek. Joseph is perhaps best known for his 1973 Star Trek Blueprints (ISBN 0-345-25821-5), to date the only set of blueprints of the original Starship Enterprise ever officially endorsed by Paramount Pictures, owners of the licensing rights to all things Star Trek.
Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I (in Hungarian I. Ferenc József, in English Francis Joseph I) (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916.
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein Franz Josef II, Prince of Liechtenstein, (Franz Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred Karl Johannes Heinrich Michael Georg Ignaz Benediktus Gerhardus Majella), (August 16, 1906, Schloss Frauenthal, Styria, Austria – November 13, 1989) was the prince of Liechtenstein from 1938 until his death. His full title was Fürst von und zu Liechtenstein, Herzog von Troppau und Jägerndorf, Graf zu Rietberg.
Franz Jozef Van Beeck Franz Jozef Van Beeck or Frans Jozef van Beeck, also known as Joep [pronounced "yoop"] van Beeck (born 1930), is a Dutch author and Christian theologian who is also a prominent priest of the Society of Jesus.
Franz Kafka Franz Kafka () (July 3, 1883 – June 3, 1924) was one of the major German-language novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, whose unique body of writing — much of it incomplete, and published posthumously despite his wish that it be destroyed — has become considered amongst the most influential in Western literature.Contijoch, Francesc Miralles (2000) "Franz Kafka".
Franz Kline Franz Kline (May 23, 1910 - May 13, 1962) was an American painter mainly associated with the Abstract Expressionist group which was centered, geographically, around New York, and temporally, in the 1940s and 1950s; but not limited to that setting. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and died in New York City.
Franz Konwitschny Franz Konwitschny (born August 14, 1901 in Fulnek, Northern Moravia, died July 28, 1962 in Belgrade) was a German conductor. He started his career on the viola, playing in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler.
Franz Krommer Franz Krommer (lang-cz: František Vincenc Kramář) (November 27 1759 – January 8 1831) was a Moravian composer of classical music, whose seventy-year life began the year of the death of George Frideric Handel and ended a few years after that of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Franz Lefort Franz Lefort (Франц Яковлевич Лефорт in Russian) (December 23, 1655 (January 2, 1656), Geneva — March 2(12), 1699, Moscow) was a Russian military figure of Swiss origin, admiral (1695), and close associate of Peter the Great.
Franz Leopold Neumann Franz Leopold Neumann (may 23, 1900 – September 2 1954 in Visp) was a German left-liberal political activist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and is best-known for his theoretical analyses of National Socialism. He was born in Katowice, near the Polish city of Kraków, studied in Germany and the United Kingdom, and spent the last phase of his career in the United States.
Franz Lisp Franz Lisp, written at UC Berkeley by the students of Professor Richard J. Fateman, was a Lisp system based largely on Maclisp, but written specifically to be a host for running Macsyma on a Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) VAX.
Franz Liszt Academy of Music The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (in Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem or simply Zeneakadémia, Music Academy) is a concert hall and a music university in Budapest, Hungary, founded by pianist and composer Franz Liszt on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several valuable books and manuscripts donated by Liszt upon his death, and the AVISO studio, a collaboration between the governments of Hungary and Japan to provide sound recording equipment and training for students.
Franz Matt Franz Matt (1860–1929) was the only member of the Bavarian State cabinet not present at the Beer Hall Putsch. At the time of the putsch, he was having dinner with Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber, the Archbishop of Munich and the Papal Nuncio, Monsignor Eugenio Pacelli, the future pope Pius XII.
Franz Mayer Museum The Franz Mayer Museum (Spanish: Museo Franz Mayer), in Mexico City, is one of Latin America's best known museums. It holds Mexico's largest decorative art collection and it also hosts temporal exhibits in the fields of design and photography.
Franz Mesmer Franz Anton Mesmer (May 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815) discovered what he called magnétisme animal (animal magnetismThe use of the (conventional) English term animal magnetism to translate Mesmer's magnétism animal is extremely misleading for three reasons:
Franz Metzner Franz Metzner (November 18 1870, Wscherau, near Pilsen - March 24 1919, Berlin) was an influential German sculptor, particularly his sculptural figures integrated into the architecture of Central European public buildings in the Art Nouveau / Jugendstil / Vienna Secession period.
Franz Muller Franz Muller (unknown – November 14, 1864), a German tailor, murdered Thomas Briggs in the first murder committed on a British train. The case caught the imagination of the public due to increasing safety fears about rail travel at the time, and the pursuit of Muller across the Atlantic Ocean by Scotland Yard detectives.
Franz Neuländtner Franz Neuländter is an Austrian ski jumper who competed from 1983 to 1993. He won a bronze medal in the team large hill event at the 1987 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 6th in the individual large hill in the 1989 championships.
Franz Nicolay Franz Nicolay is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer currently living in Brooklyn,New York. He is perhaps best known for his work in The World/Inferno Friendship Society playing the accordion and the piano and in The Hold Steady playing keyboards.
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás Baron Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (also Baron Nopcsa, Ferenc Nopcsa, Nopcsa Ferenc, Baron Franz Nopcsa, and Franz Baron Nopcsa) (May 3, 1877 to April 25, 1933) was a Hungarian-born aristocrat, adventurer, scholar, and paleontologist. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of paleobiology and Albanian studies.
Franz Oppenheimer Franz Oppenheimer (born 30 March 1864 in Berlin; died 30 September 1943 in Los Angeles) was a German sociologist and political economist, who published also in the area of the fundamental sociology of the state.
Franz Osten Franz Osten was a German filmmaker who along with Niranjan Pal was among the first retainers of Bombay Talkies. Osten partnered with Pal on a number of India's earliest blockbuster films like Achhut Kanya and Jeevan Naiya.
Franz Overbeck Franz Camille Overbeck (16 November 1837 - 26 June 1905) was a German Protestant theologian. In Anglo-American discourse, he is perhaps best known in regard to his friendship with Friedrich Nietzsche; while in German theological circles, Overbeck remains discussed for his own contributions.
Franz Planer Film cinematographer Franz Planer (March 29, 1894 - January 10, 1963) was born in Karlsbad, Austria-Hungary (now called the Czech Republic). Planer began as a director of photography for films in Germany and later throughout Europe in the early 1900s before beginning work in Hollywood in 1937.
Franz Platko Franz Platko Kopiletz (born Budapest, Hungary, December 2 1898, died Santiago, Chile, September 2 1982), also known as Ferenc Platko or Francisco Platko, was a Hungarian footballer and manager. During the 1910s and 1920s he played as a goalkeeper for Vasas SC, WAC Vienna, MTK Hungária FC, FC Barcelona, Recreativo de Huelva and Hungary.
Franz Reuleaux Franz Reuleaux (September 30, 1829 – August 20, 1905), was a mechanical engineer and a lecturer of Berlin Royal Technical Academy, later appointed as the President of the Academy. He was often called the father of kinematics.
Franz Ritter von Hauer Franz Ritter von Hauer, or Franz von Hauer. (January 30, 1822 – March 20, 1899) Austrian geologist, was born in Vienna, the son of Joseph von Hauer (1778-1863), who was equally distinguished as a high Austrian official and authority on finance and as a palaeontologist.
Franz Ruff Franz Ruff (1906 – 1979) was a minor architect during the National Socialist regime in Germany, the son of Ludwig Ruff and responsible for completing the Nuremberg Party Congress Hall after his father's death in 1934.
Franz Seldte Franz Seldte (June 29, 1882 - April 1, 1947) was a cofounder of the paramilitary organization Stahlhelm, Bund der Frontsoldaten, a National Socialist politician, and a Reich labor minister (Reichsarbeitsminister).
Franz Schlegelberger Louis Rudolph Franz Schlegelberger (born 23 October 1876 in Königsberg, East Prussia, now Kaliningrad, Russia; died 14 December 1970 in Flensburg) was State Secretary in the German Reich Ministry of Justice (RMJ) and served awhile as Justice Minister during the Third Reich. He was the highest-ranking defendant at the Nuremberg Judges' Trial (a fictionalized account of which was portrayed in the 1961 film Judgment at Nuremberg).
Franz Schreker Franz Schreker (March 23, 1878 – March 21, 1934) was an Austrian composer and conductor. His oeuvre, consisting mainly of operas, is characterized by aesthetic plurality (a mixture of Romanticism, Naturalism, Symbolism, Impressionism, Expressionism and Neue Sachlichkeit), timbral experimentation, strategies of extended tonality and conception of total music theatre into the narrative of 20th-century music.
Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 – November 19, 1828) was an Austrian composer. He wrote some six hundred Lieder, seven completed symphonies, the famous "Unfinished Symphony", liturgical music, operas, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music.
Franz Schuh (writer) Franz Schuh (born March 15, 1947) is an Austrian novelist, literary critic and, above all, essayist in the tradition of Karl Kraus and Alfred Polgar. Schuh was born, and lives, in Vienna, where, just like his predecessors, he prefers to write in one of the traditional coffeehouses.
Franz Schwede Franz Schwede (born 5 March 1888 - 19 October 1960), German Nazi politician, was born in Drawöhnen near Memel, East Prussia, now Dreverna near Klaipėda, Lithuania. He learnt the millwright's trade and joined the Imperial German Navy in 1907 as a machinist.
Franz Sigel Franz Sigel (November 18, 1824 – August 21, 1902) was a German military officer and immigrant to the United States who was a teacher, newspaperman, politician, and served as a Union general in the American Civil War.
Franz Simandl Franz Simandl (1840 - 1912) was a double-bassist and pedagogue who is remembered most for his New Method for the Double Bass, 30 Studies, and more advanced collection of studies, Gradus ad Parnassum. All three of these works are still in use today and are available in a number of competing critical editions.
Franz Stahl Franz Stahl was the guitarist of the Washington, DC Hardcore Punk band Scream. Along with the famous band Minor Threat, Scream is considered by many to be among the more influential punk bands to emerge from the scene, which spans the 1980s through to the present.
Franz Strauss Franz Strauss (February 26, 1822–May 31, 1905), is perhaps most famous for being the father of Richard Strauss, the well-known composer. He was himself an accomplished musician and composer playing the guitar and clarinet among others.
Franz Stuhlmann Franz Stuhlmann (1863- ) was a German zoölogist and African explorer, born in Hamburg. After studying at Tübingen and Freiburg, he went to East Africa in 1888, and during the revolt of the Arabs in 1890 entered the German corps of defense as a lieutenant, and was severely wounded at Mlembule.
Franz Tamayo Province Franz Tamayo is a province in the Bolivian department of La Paz. It lies in the western part of the nation, and includes the Ulla Ulla National Reserve in the high Andean plain on the western border with Peru.
Franz Tengnagel Franz Gansneb Tengnagel von Camp (1576 – 1622) was a Westphalian nobleman and the son-in-law and assistant of astronomer Tycho Brahe. Tengnagel wrote the preface to Johannes Kepler's astronomical treatise Harmonice Mundi.
Franz Tunder Franz Tunder (1614 – November 5, 1667) was a German composer and organist of the early to middle Baroque era. He was an important link between the early German Baroque style which was based on Venetian models, and the later Baroque style which culminated in the music of J.
Franz Urban Franz Urban was the driver of the car used to transport Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophia von ChĂ´tek through the city of Sarajevo on the day of the assassination in Sarajevo June 28 1914. According to some sources the driver of the archdukal car was named Leopold Loyka.
Franz von Bayros Franz von Bayros (1866, Zagreb, Croatia - April 3, 1924, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian commercial artist, illustrator, and painter best known for his controversial "Tales at the Dressing Table" portfolio. Von Bayros belonged to the Decadent movement in art, often relying on erotic themes and phantasmagoric imagery.
Franz von Papen Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman Catholic politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. He was a Privy Chamberlain of the Sword and Cape and Knight of Malta.
Franz von Walsegg Franz Count von Walsegg (1763-1827), living on Stuppach castle near Gloggnitz was the aristocrat who, in 1791, sent a messenger to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to commission a requiem mass. The count, apparently an amateur musician, had a penchant for commissioning works from composers of the day and then passing those works off as his own in private performances.
Franz von Werra Franz von Werra (1914-1941) was a German World War II fighter pilot who was shot down over England and captured. He is generally regarded as the only Axis prisoner of war to succeed in escaping and returning to the Reich, although in fact several others also succeeded in doing so.
Franz Voves Franv Voves (born February, 28th 1953 in Graz, Styria) is an Austrian politician of the SPĂ– and a former player in the Austrian national ice hockey national team. He was vice-governor of Styria from March 12th 2002 to October 24th 2005.
Franz Walter Stahlecker Franz Walter Stahlecker (10 October 1900–23 March 1942) was Höhere SS- und Polizeiführer (HSSPF: Higher SS and Police Leader) of Reichskommissariat Ostland. Stahlecker commanded Einsatzgruppe A, the most "efficient" (i.
Franz Waxman Franz Waxman (December 24 1906, Königshütte, Upper Silesia (now Chorzów, Poland) - February 24 1967, Los Angeles, California), born Franz Wachsmann, was an American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra, based on musical themes from the Bizet opera Carmen, and for his musical scores for films.
Franz WĂĽllner Franz WĂĽllner (born 28 January 1832 in MĂĽnster, died 7 September 1902 in Braunfels) was a German composer and conductor. He led the premieres of Wagner's operas Das Rheingold and Die WalkĂĽre, but was much criticized by Wagner himself, who greatly preferred the conductors Hans von BĂĽlow and Hermann Levi.
Franz Welser-Möst Franz Welser-Möst (born 16 August 1960 in Linz, Austria as Franz Möst), is the seventh and current Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra. He has also served tenures with the London Philharmonic, the Zurich Opera, the Vienna Philharmonic, and other orchestras.
Franz Werfel Human Rights Award The Franz Werfel Human Rights Award (German: Franz-Werfel-Menschenrechtspreis) is an international human rights award in Europe. It is awarded to individuals or groups who, through political, artistic, philosophical or practical work, have opposed breaches of human rights by genocide, ethnic cleansing and the deliberate destruction of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups.
Franz Wittmann Franz Wittman, Hungarian electrician and physicist; born at Hódmezővásárhely 16 January 1860. He was educated at the university of Budapest, and continued his studies in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Frankfurt-am-Main, Darmstadt, and Hannover.
Franz Wright Franz Wright, born in Vienna in March 18, 1953, won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his book Walking to Martha's Vineyard (ISBN 0-375-41518-1), published in 2003. He is a 1977 graduate of Oberlin College.
Franz Xaver von Funk Franz Xaver von Funk (1840-1907) was a Catholic theologian and a German, born at Abts-Gmund, WĂĽrttemberg, educated at TĂĽbingen, at the seminary of Rottenburg, and in Paris, where he studied economics. In 1870 he was appointed professor of theology at TĂĽbingen and in 1876 became an editor of the TĂĽbingen Theologische Quartalschrift.
Franz Xaver Winterhalter Franz Xaver Winterhalter (April 20, 1805 – July 8, 1873) was a German painter and lithographer, known for his portraits of royalty in the mid-nineteenth century. His name has become associated with fashionable court portraiture.
Franz-Keldysh effect The Franz-Keldysh effect is a change in optical absorption by a semiconductor when an electric field is applied. The effect is named after the German physicist Walter Franz and Russian physicist Leonid Keldysh (nephew of Mstislav Keldysh).
Franz, Duke of Bavaria Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born July 14 1933), styled as His Royal Highness The Duke of Bavaria, is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. He was born in Munich, the son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and of his first wife, Countess Maria Draskovich von Traskotjan.
Franz, Freiherr von Mercy Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci), lord of Mandre and Collenburg (d. 1645), German general in the Thirty Years' War, who came of a noble family of Lorraine, was born at Longwy some time between 1590 and 1598.
Französischer Dom Französischer Dom (German for: French Cathedral) is a cathedral located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral). The first parts of it were built from 1701 to 1705 by the Huguenot community and was modelled after the destroyed Huguenot church in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France.
Französisches Gymnasium Berlin The Französisches Gymnasium (or Collège francais) is a long-existing bilingual high school in Berlin, Germany. It was founded in 1689 by Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm III for the children of the Huguenot families who settled in Prussia by his invitation, being prosecuted for their Protestant beliefs in Catholic France.
Franziska Gude Franziska ("Franzi") Gude (born March 19, 1976 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Franziska Hentschel Franziska Hentschel (born June 29, 1970) is a former field hockey forward from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.
Franziska Scanagatta Franziska Scanagatta (also called Francesca Scanagatta) was an Italian woman who disguised herself as a man in order to attend the Austria's Military Academy in 1794. She received an ensign's commission in 1797.
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn (czech: František Schönborn; 24 January, 1844 - 25 June, 1899) was a Czech Roman Catholic cardinal. Born at Prague, he was 5th Bishop of České Budějovice (1883-1885) and 28th Archbishop of Prague (from 1885), and was created cardinal in 1889.
Franzl Lang Franzl Lang (born as "Franz Lang" December 28, 1930, in Munich, Germany), known in German as the "Jodlerkönig (Yodeler King)," is a famous yodeler from Bavaria, a southern region of Germany.
Fraport Fraport AG is the German transport company, which operates the Frankfurt International Airport serving Frankfurt Am Main and the smaller Frankfurt-Hahn Airport located 130 kilometers west of the city. It is also involved in several other airports outside of Germany.
Frapping Frapping is a knotting technique used in various applications including the assembly of tripods term "Frapping" is also frequently used among many PC video game players to describe the act of recording in-game video using the software program "[[Fraps]".
Frasat Ali Frasat Ali Mughal (born 31 July 1949, Lahore, Pakistan) was an all-rounder representing the East African cricket team. He played in East Africa's inaugural international one-day international against New Zealand in their first match of the 1975 World Cup.
Frascati Manual The Frascati Manual is a document stipulating the methodology for collecting and using statistics about research and development in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Fraser Ayres Fraser Ayres is an actor, best known for his role as Clint in the BBC comedy series, The Smoking Room. Fraser's other television work has included Bella and The Boys, Unconditional Love, London's Burning, The Vice and Trail Of Guilt.
Fraser campaign On March 17, 1807 a British fleet appeared off Alexandria, having on board nearly 5000 troops, under the command of General A. Mackenzie Fraser; and the place, The being disaffected towards Muhammad Ali, opened its British gates to them.
Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is a stretch of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains enroute from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley. Colloquially, the term "Fraser Canyon" is often used to include the Thompson Canyon from Lytton to Ashcroft, as they form the same highway route which most people are familiar with.
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, aka the Fraser Gold Rush, occurred in 1858 after gold was discovered on the Thompson River at its confluence with the Nicoamen River, a few miles upstream from the Thompson's confluence with the Fraser at present-day Lytton. News of the strike, already being mined for a few years but not publicized, was spread to San Francisco when the Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, James Douglas, sent a shipment of ore to that city's mint.
Fraser Canyon War The Fraser Canyon War, also known as the Canyon War or the Fraser River War, took place in the fall of 1858 during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush in the newly-declared Colony of British Columbia, which would later become a province of Canada. Largely ignored by Canadian historians, it was one of the seminal events of the founding of the colony, and although it ended relatively peaceably it was a major test of the new administration's control over the goldfields, which were distant and difficult to get to from the centre of colonial authority at Victoria in the Colony of Vancouver Island (New Westminster had recently been surveyed as the de jure capital, but the de facto capital was in Victoria, where the Governor was located and ruled from).
Fraser Eagle Stadium Fraser Eagle Stadium, also known as Crown Ground and Interlink Express Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley F.
Fraser Fir Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri), is a coniferous tree, closely related to Balsam Fir. Its range is restricted to the southeastern Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Fraser Herald Fraser Herald of Arms (HĂ©raut Fraser in French) is the title of one of the officers of arms at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa. Like the other heralds at the Authority, the name is derived from the Canadian river of the same name.
Fraser magnolia The Fraser magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) also called Mountain magnolia, Earleaf cucumbertree, or Mountain-oread, is a small, deciduous tree native to the southern Appalachians. It is a basal-branching, fragrant plant, with auriculate-lobed leaves and brown bark with a "warty" or "scaly" texture.
Fraser MacPherson Fraser MacPherson CM (10 April 1928 - 27 September 1993) was a Canadian jazz musician born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He played saxophone, clarinet and flute and later moved to Victoria, British Columbia and then to New York where he continued his studies.
Fraser River (Colorado) The Fraser River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 40 mi (64 km) long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains large portion of the Middle Park basin in Grand County in the Rocky Mountains west of Boulder and southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fraser syndrome Fraser syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic disease, characterized by developmental defects including underdevelopment of the eyes (cryptophthalmos) and the genitals (micropenis, cryptorchidism or clitoromegaly). Congenital malformations of the nose, ears,larynx, and renal system as well as mental retardation are manifest occasionally.
Fraser Valley Action Fraser Valley Action are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1993. The team is a member of the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL), a recognised Division III league in the American Soccer Pyramid which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.
Fraser Valley Distance Education School (FVDES) Fraser Valley Distance Education School (FVDES) is one of the largest distance education schools in British Columbia, Canada. It offers both online and paper-based distance learning from kindergarten to grade 12.
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