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Frederick de Cordova Frederick "Fred" Timmins de Cordova (October 27, 1910 - September 15, 2001) was a motion picture and television director and producer. He was best known for his work on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
Frederick Daniel Parslow Frederick Daniel Parslow (14 April 1856-4 July 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick David Mocatta Frederic David Mocatta (1828-1905), tycoon and philanthropist of a noble and Anglo-Jewish family, was a member of the London financial firm, Mocatta & Goldsmid, but retired from business in 1874 and devoted himself to works of public and private benevolence, especially in the deprived East End of London. Besides this he was a patron of learning and himself an author of historical works, the chief of which was The Jews of Spain & Portugal and the Inquisition.
Frederick Devine Frederick "Fred" Devine was President of the New York City District Council of Carpenters from 1991 to 1996, but was also an associate of the Colombo crime family in the crew of captain Thomas Petrizzo, and operated in close conjunction with soldier Frank Melia, who was involved in the Queens Carpenters Local 45. Devine replaced Genovese crime family associate Paschal McGuiness in 1991 after federal and state government pressure and numerous indictments resulted in McGuiness retiring.
Frederick Dielman Frederick Dielman (25 December 1847 – August 25, 1935) was an American portrait and figure painter born in Hanover, Germany. He was taken to the United States in early childhood; studied under Diez at the Royal Academy at Munich.
Frederick Doidge Frederick Widdowson Doidge, GCMG, (26 February 1884 Cootamundra, New South Wales – 26 May, 1954 London), served as New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1949 to 1951 in the National Government, and New Zealand High Commissioner in London from 1951 until his death.
Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass (February 14His exact birthday was never recorded, but he selected February 14 to celebrate it., 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer.
Frederick Drimmer Frederick Drimmer is the author of The Elephant Man, a book about Joseph Merrick, who suffered from Proteus Syndrome. Also the author of the books, Very Special People, about famous sideshow people and the deformed and Until You are Dead...
Frederick E. Turnage A native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Frederick E. Turnage was educated by Rocky Mount City Schools and Wake Forest University, where he received his baccalaureate degree in 1958 and his jurisdoctorate in 1961.
Frederick Eaton Frederick Eaton (1856 – March 11, 1934) was Mayor of Los Angeles, California, USA from 1898 through 1900. He was best known for being a mastermind (along with William Mulholland) behind the Los Angeles Aqueduct.
Frederick Edward Guest Frederick Edward "Freddie" Guest DSO, (14 June 1875 – 28 April 1937) was a British politician best known for being Chief Whip of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's Coalition Liberal Party between 1917 and 1921. He was also Secretary of State for Air, 1921-22.
Frederick F. Russell Frederick Fuller Russell (1870-December 29 1960) was born in Auburn, New York. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Columbia University in 1893 and his Doctor of Science from George Washington University in 1917.
Frederick Fane Frederick Luther Fane (born 27 April 1875 in County Kildare, Ireland, died 27 November 1960 in Brentwood, Essex) was born in Ireland, but played cricket for the England cricket team in 14 Test matches. He also played for Essex, Oxford University and London County.
Frederick Farey-Jones Frederick William Farey-Jones (originally Frederick William Jones, 21 May, 1904 – 18 February, 1974) was a British air industry executive and politician who served as Member of Parliament for Watford for nine years.
Frederick Fennell Frederick Fennell, born on July 2, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, and died December 7, 2004 in Siesta Key, Florida was an internationally recognized conductor, and one of the primary figures in promoting the wind ensemble as a performing group.
Frederick Fisher Frederick Fisher (August 3, 1894, St. Catharines, Ontario - April 23, 1915), was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Fleet [Fleet (October 15] [[1887 – January 10 1965) was a crewman and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic after it struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912. Employed as a lookout aboard Titanic, it was Fleet who first sighted the iceberg, ringing the bridge to proclaim "Iceberg, right ahead!
Frederick Forsyth Frederick Forsyth, CBE (born August 25, 1938) is an English author and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal,The Odessa File, The Dogs of War, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger (book) and recently The Afghan.
Frederick Francis Maude Frederick Francis Maude (VC, GCB) (December 20, 1821-20 June 1897) was born in Lisnadill, County Armagh and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Franck Frederick Franck (1909 in Maastricht, Netherlands - June 5 2006 Warwick, New York) a painter, sculptor, and author of 30 books who was known for his interest in human spirituality. He was a native of the Netherlands and became a US citizen in 1945.
Frederick Franklin Frederick Franklin was a United States Navy sailor awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Korean Expedition. He, along with Bosun's Mate AlexanderMacKenzie, Marine Private John Coleman, Ordinary Seaman Samuel F.
Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753–1804) Frederick Frelinghuysen (April 13, 1753–April 13, 1804) was an American lawyer, soldier, and Senator from New Jersey. He was a colonel of the New Jersey militia, commanding a Somerset County regiment, A graduate of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), he was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey in 1779, a member of the New Jersey Legislature in 1784 and again from 1800 until 1804, and a United States Senator from New Jersey from 1793 until 1796.
Frederick Fung Frederick Fung Kin Kee (馮檢基) (born March 17, 1953 in Hong Kong with famil root in Dongguan, Guangdong) is the chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected by direct election from the Geographical Constituency of Kowloon West.
Frederick Funston Frederick N. Funston (11 September, 1865 – 19 February, 1917) also known as Fred Funston, was a General in the United States Army, best known for his role in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War.
Frederick G. Creed Frederick George Creed (1871–1957) was a Canadian inventor, who worked in the field of telecommunications, and played an early role in the development of SWATH vessels, The CCGS Frederick G. Creed, a SWATH vessel, is named after him.
Frederick G. Williams Frederick Granger Williams (1787–1842) (commonly known as Frederick G. Williams) was a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church and served in the First Presidency as Second Counselor to President Joseph Smith, Jr.
Frederick Gardiner Frederick Goldwin Gardiner (21 January 1895 – 22 August 1983) was the first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto council, the governing body for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from 1953 to 1961. Born in Toronto, he served in World War I with the Canadian Mounted Rifles and The Royal Flying Corps.
Frederick George Coppins Frederick George Coppins (October 25, 1889 - March 20, 1963) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick George Dancox Frederick George Dancox (1879-30 November 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick George Jackson Frederick George Jackson (1860–1938), British Arctic explorer, was educated at Denstone College and Edinburgh University. His first voyage in Arctic waters was on a whaling cruise in 1886—1887, and in 1893 he made a sledge-journey of 3000 miles across the frozen tundra of Siberia lying between the Ob and the Pechora.
Frederick George Room Frederick George Room (May 31, 1895 - January 19, 1932) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick George Topham Frederick George Topham, VC (August 10, 1917 - May 31, 1974) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Gilbert Bourne Frederick Gilbert Bourne (1851-1919), president of the Singer Manufacturing Company (Singer Corporation), made that business "perhaps the first modern multinational industrial enterprise of any nationality." Bourne greatly expanded global production as well as international sales of the Singer sewing machine.
Frederick Gilmore Frederick ("Fred") Gilmore was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, losing to Frank Haller in the semi-final.
Frederick Guthrie Frederick Guthrie (1833 - 1886) (born Graeme Gooday Frederick Guthrie) was a British scientific writer and professor. He helped found the Physical Society of London (now the Institute of Physics) in 1874 and was president of the society from 1876.
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, KP, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC (21 June 1826–12 February 1902) was a British public servant and prominent member of Victorian society. In his youth, he was a popular figure in the court of Queen Victoria, and became well known to the public after publishing a best-selling account of his travels in the North Atlantic.
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DSO PC (February 26 1875 – July 21 1930) was a British soldier and politician and the fourth son of the 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava.
Frederick Handley Page Sir Frederick Handley Page, FRAeS, (1885-1962) was an English industrialist who was a pioneer in the design and manufacture of aircraft. His company Handley Page Limited produced a series of military aircraft, including the Halifax bomber in World War II, of which around 7,000 were produced.
Frederick Hanson Frederick John Hanson (born May 26, 1914 at Orange, New South Wales – died October 26, 1980 at Terrigal, New South Wales), was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from November 15, 1972 until his retirement in 1976.
Frederick Harer Frederick Harer (November 15, 1879–April 27, 1949) was an American painter, sculptor and etcher, best known for his skill as a gilder and framemaker. He produced frames for many of the Pennsylvania Impressionist painters, including Edward Redfield and Daniel Garber.
Frederick Harold Tubb Frederick Harold Tubb (28 November 1881-20 September 1917) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Hartt Frederick Hartt (1914-1991) was a professor of History of Art at the University of Virginia. He is most well known for his books, which include Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (two volumes) and Italian Renaissance Art.
Frederick Haynes Newell Frederick Haynes Newell (March 5, 1862 - July 5, 1932), First Director of the United States Reclamation Service, was born in Bradford, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1885 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and after field experience in Colorado and other states was appointed on October 2, 1888, as Assistant Hydraulic Engineer of the United States Geological Survey, being the first aid designated under Major John Wesley Powell to investigate the extent to which the arid regions of the United States might be reclaimed by irrigation.
Frederick Henderson Frederick "Fritz" Henderson (born November 29, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) is currently the chief financial officer and vice chairman of General Motors Corporation. He has been with the company since 1984, and has been CFO since January of 2006.
Frederick Henry (bishop) Frederick Henry (born April 11, 1943) is the seventh and current Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada. Bishop Henry is known as an outspoken critic of various trends in government, whether the rather libertarian policies of Alberta's Conservatives which often seem to leave the less fortunate behind, or the tendency of certain Canadian federal politicians to claim Catholic identity at election time while advocating abortion or same sex marriage.
Frederick Henry Baddeley Frederick Henry Baddeley, (4 December 1794 – 4 May 1879), was an officer in the British Army Royal Engineers with his early service being in the Napoleonic wars including the capture of Paris in 1815. He then did a tour in the West Indies from 1817 to 1819, and in 1821 was assigned to Quebec City in Lower Canada.
Frederick Henry Bradley Frederick Henry Bradley (27 September 1876-10 March 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Henry Charles, Prince of Prussia Frederick Henry Charles, Prince of Prussia (1747–1767), was the second son of Frederick the Great's brother and heir-apparent, Prince Augustus William, who died of a broken heart in 1758 following a quarrel with the King over a military reverse.
Frederick Henry Johnson Frederick Henry Johnson (August 15, 1890 - November 26, 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes Frederick Henry Marvell Blaydes (September 29, 1818 - September 7, 1908), English classical scholar, was born at Hampton Court Green, being a collateral descendant of Andrew Marvell, the satirist and friend of Milton.
Frederick Henry Sykes Frederick Henry Sykes (October 21, 1863–October 14, 1917) was an American college president, born at Queensville, Ontario, in Canada. He graduated at Toronto University in 1885, studied at Johns Hopkins University (1891-95), and afterwards held various teaching positions.
Frederick Henry von der Pfalz Frederick Henry von der Pfalz, (German: Heinrich Friedrich) (1 January 1614 – 7 January 1629) was the second son of Frederick V, the Winter King, and his wife, Elizabeth Stuart, daughter of King James I of England.
Frederick Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863–1951) succeeded his uncle Frederick William John Hervey, 3rd Marquess of Bristol in 1907. His father, Lord Augustus Henry Charles Hervey (1837–1875) was the younger brother of the 3rd Marquess.
Frederick Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol Frederick William Augustus Hervey, 8th Marquess of Bristol (born 19 October 1979) succeeded his elder half-brother the 7th Marquess (1954–1999) in January 1999 as Marquess of Bristol. He is also the 12th Earl of Bristol, Earl Jermyn of Horningsheath in the County of Suffolk, Baron Hervey of Ickworth in the County of Suffolk, and Hereditary High Steward of the Liberty of St Edmund (which encompasses the entire ex county of West Suffolk).
Frederick Hitch Frederick Hitch, VC ( November 29, 1856-January 6,1913 in Southgate, London) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Hitz Frederick Hitz served as Inspector General of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1990 until May 1998. A graduate of Princeton University and the Harvard School of Law, Hitz entered the CIA in 1967 as an operations officer.
Frederick Hobson Frederick Hobson (September 23, 1873 - August 15, 1917) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Hopkins Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins (June 20, 1861 – May 16, 1947) was an English biochemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1929, with Christiaan Eijkman, for the discovery of vitamins. He also discovered the amino acid tryptophan, in 1901.
Frederick Howard Taylor Dr. Frederick Howard Taylor (November 25, 1862 – August 15,1946), was a British pioneer Protestant Christian missionary to China, author, speaker and second son of James Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed as Overseas Missionary Fellowship, OMF International in 1964 and based in Singapore), and Maria Jane Dyer].
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts The Hon. Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts (January 8, 1872- December 17, 1899), son of the famous Victorian commander Field Marshall Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, was born in Umballa, India, and received the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Hurten Rhead Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942) was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England into a family of potters. His father also called Frederick, trained at the Minton pottery before working for a number of firms including his own.
Frederick Chamier Frederick Chamier (1796 - 1870) was a novelist and naval captain. Retiring in 1827, he wrote several sea novels somewhat in the style of Marryat, including Life of a Sailor (1832), Ben Brace, Jack Adams, and Tom Bowling (1841).
Frederick Charles Blair In charge of the Immigration Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources for the government of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Blair is considered the point man who held back Jewish Immigration during the war years. Between 1933-1945 only 4,000 to 5,000 Jews were allowed into Canada, in comparison to over 150,000 into the United States, and over 15,000 into Mexico.
Frederick Charles Booth Frederick Charles Booth (March 6, 1890 - September 14, 1960) was a Rhodesian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Charles Riggs Frederick Charles Riggs (VC, MM) (July 28, 1888 - October 1, 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick Chase Capreol Frederick Chase Capreol (10 June 1803 – 12 October 1886) was an English-born Canadian businessman and railway promoter. He is noted for having promoted the construction of the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union Railroad (renamed the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Union Railroad in 1852 and subsequently renamed the Northern Railway of Canada following a reorganization in 1858).
Frederick Chesson Frederick William Chesson (1833 - 1888) was an English journalist and prominent anti-slavery campaigner. He was active in the London Aborigines Protection Society and Emancipation Committee, and met Harriet Ann Jacobs when she was in England in 1858; and was a vocal supporter of the Union side during the American Civil War.
Frederick I of Athens Frederick I (died 11 July 1355) was the Duke of Athens and Neopatria from 1348 to his death. He succeeded his father John, Duke of Randazzo, in Greece after his father died of the Black Plague, but he too died of the same plague seven years later.
Frederick I of Denmark Frederick I of Denmark and Norway (October 7 1471 – April 10 1533) was the son of the first Oldenburg King Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1426–1481) and of Dorothea of Brandenburg (1430–1495). The name is also spelled Friedrich in German, Frederik in Danish, and Fredrik in Swedish and Norwegian.
Frederick I of Prussia Frederick I of Prussia (, July 11, 1657 – February 25, 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III; Friedrich III.) Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and the first King in Prussia (1701 – 1713).
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick (; September 21, 1371 – September 20, 1440) was Burgrave of Nuremberg as Frederick VI and Elector of Brandenburg as Frederick I. He was a son of Burgrave Frederick V of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meißen, and was the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg.
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony Frederick IV, Markgraf of Meißen, Landgraf of Thuringia and Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Belligerent (the Warlike) (11 April 1370 – 4 January 1428) was Markgraf of Meißen, Landgraf of Thuringia and Elector of Saxony from 1381 until his death.
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Friedrich, Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, known as Friedrich I or Friedrich V (8 May 1460-4 April 1536) was born at Ansbach, the eldest son of the Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg by his second wife Anna, daughter of the Frederick II, Elector of Saxony. His elder half-brother was the Elector Johann Cicero of Brandenburg.
Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen Friedrich (Staufer) I, der Freidige (the Brave; also called the Bitten) (Wartburg Castle, Eisenach, 1257 – 16 November 1323, Wartburg), Markgraf of Meißen and Landgraf of Thuringia, son of Albert II, Margrave of Meissen and Margaret of Sicily.
Frederick II of Prussia Frederick II (; January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 to 1786. A member of the Hohenzollern dynasty, he was the third and last "King in Prussia"; beginning in 1772 he used the title "King of Prussia".
Frederick II, Count Palatine of the Rhine Frederick II, Count Palatine of the Rhine (* 9 December 1482 in Winzingen Castle near Neustadt an der Weinstraße; † 26 February 1556 in Alzey), a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556.
Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick II (; 19 November, 1413 - 10 February, 1470), nicknamed "the Iron" (der Eiserne) and sometimes "Irontooth" (Eisenzahn), was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1440 until his abdication in 1470, and was a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215. As such, he was King of Germany, and of Italy, and of Burgundy.
Frederick III of Sicily Frederick II or III (13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337) was the regent (from 1291) and subsequently king (from 1295) of Sicily until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and served in the War of the Sicilian Vespers on behalf of his father and brothers, Alfonso and James.
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (January 17, 1463 – May 5, 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise, was Elector of Saxony (from the House of Wettin) from 1486 to his death. Frederick was the son of Ernest, Elector of Saxony and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria.
Frederick III, Elector Palatine Frederick III the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (February 14, 1515 – October 26, 1576) was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach, branch Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim. He inherited the Palatinate from the childless Elector Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine (Ottheinrich) in 1559.
Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III (Frederick William Nicholas Charles) (October 18, 1831 – June 15, 1888), (German: Friedrich III., Deutscher Kaiser und König von Preußen) was German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling for 99 days until his death in 1888.
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III of Habsburg (Innsbruck, September 21 1415 – August 19, 1493 in Linz) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. He was the son of Duke Ernest the Iron from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family ruling Inner Austria, i.
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia Friedrich III, der Strenge (the Strict) (14 December 1332 in Dresden – 21 May 1381 in Altenburg), Landgrave of Thuringia and Margrave of Meissen, son of Friedrich II, Margrave of Meissen and Matilde of Bavaria.
Frederick Illingworth Frederick Illingworth (24 September 1844–8 September 1908), Australian politician, was a Member of Parliament in two Australian states, and a government minister in Western Australia. As a financier of land speculation in Victoria in the 1880s, he was heavily involved in the Victorian land boom.
Frederick Irwin Anglican School Frederick Irwin Anglican School is a private school located in Greenfields in Mandurah, Western Australia. It was founded in 1991 with 175 students, and currently has around 1370 students from kindergarten to year 12.
Frederick IV, Duke of Austria Frederick IV, Duke of Further of Austria, also known as Frederick of the Empty Pockets (1382 - June 24, 1439) was the Habsburg duke of Further Austria from 1402, and Count of Tyrol from 1406, until his death. He was the younger son of Leopold III, Duke of Inner Austria.
Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine Frederick IV () (15 April 1282, Gondreville – 23 August 1329The date of death differs between sources. Some give April 21 and the year is sometimes cited 1328, in Paris), called the Fighter, was the duke of Lorraine from 1312 to his death.
Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia Frederick IV of Hohenstaufen (1145 or 1145 – 1167) was duke of Swabia, succeeding his cousin, Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1152. He was the son of Conrad III, king of Germany (not crowned emperor) and Gertrude of Sulzbach and thus the direct heir of the crown, had there been true heredity.
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine Frederick IV, Elector Palatine of the Rhine (March 5, 1574-September 19, 1610), only surviving son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine and Elisabeth of Hesse, called "Frederick the Righteous" (in German, Friedrich Der Aufrichtige; in French Frédéric IV le juste). Born in Amberg, his father had died in October 1583 and Frederick came under the guardianship of his uncle John Casimir, an ardent Calvinist.
Frederick J. Kimball Frederick James Kimball (March 6 1844 – July 27 1903) was a civil engineer. He is credited as the president of the Norfolk and Western Railway during its early development years and for the development of Pocahontas coalfields in Virginia and West Virginia.
Frederick J. Pohl Frederick Julius Pohl (1889-1991) was a prolific playwright, literary critic, editor, and book writer. He is best known for his books espousing speculative and controversial historical theories of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact by Europeans, including the Vikings and others.
Frederick Jacobi Frederick Jacobi (born May 4,1891 in San Francisco, California; died October 24, 1952 in New York City of heart failure) was a prolific American composer, whose works include symphonies, concerti, chamber music, works for solo piano and for solo organ, lieder, and one opera. Besides composing, his career included teaching at Juilliard School of Music and serving as the director of the American section of the International Society for Contemporary Music.
Frederick Jelinek Frederick Jelinek (born 18 November, 1932 in Prague) is a researcher in information theory, automatic speech recognition, and natural language processing. Jelinek's early career produced fundamental contributions to information theory and coding.
Frederick Jeremiah Edwards Frederick Jeremiah Edwards (3 October, 1894- 9 March, 1964) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Frederick John Kiesler Frederick John Kiesler (Czernowitz or Tschernowitz, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Чернівці, Ukraine), September 22, 1890 – New York City, December 27, 1965). Romanian/American theater designer, artist, theoretician and architect.
Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon PC (November 1, 1782 – January 28, 1859), Frederick John Robinson until 1827, The Viscount Goderich 1827–1833, and The Earl of Ripon 1833 onwards, was a British statesman and Prime Minister (when he was known as Lord Goderich).
Frederick Jones Bliss Frederick Jones Bliss (1857 - 1939) was an American archaeologist. After training under Flinders Petrie in Egypt, Bliss became involved with the Palestine Exploration Fund working in the field of Biblical archaeology at the site of Tell el-Hesi between 1894 and 1897.
Frederick Karlomuana Timakata Rev. Frederick "Fred" Karlomuana Timakata (born 1936) served as acting President of the island country of Vanuatu briefly in 1984, and subsequently as President from January 30, 1989 to January 30, 1994.
Frederick Katzer Frederick Xavier Katzer (February 7, 1844 – July 23, 1903) was a Roman Catholic archbishop. Katzer was the third Bishop of Diocese of Green Bay and the third Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in Wisconsin.

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