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Frederick Kidd Frederick Alexander Kidd born July 29, 1921 was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to represent Banff in the 1975 alberta election he served as a back bencher for the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party until 1979.
Frederick Kipping Professor Frederick Stanley Kipping FRS undertook much of the pioneering work into the development of silicone polymers at University College Nottingham (later the University of Nottingham). He was the first Sir Jesse Boot Professor of Chemistry at the university.
Frederick Knott Frederick Major Paull Knott (28 August 1916 — 17 December 2002) was an English playwright best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in Hollywood by Alfred Hitchcock.
Frederick Kohler Frederick Kohler (May 2, 1864–January 30, 1934) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 40th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Cleveland to Christian and Fredericka Kohler.
Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was a United States landscape architect, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City, the country's oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways in Buffalo, New York, the country's oldest state park, the Niagara Reservation in Niagara Falls, New York, Mount Royal Park in Montreal, the Emerald Necklace in Boston, Massachusetts, Cherokee Park (and the entire parks and parkway system) in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as Jackson Park, Washington Park, Midway Plaisance in Chicago for the World's Columbian Exposition, Detroit's 982 acre Belle Isle park, the landscape surrounding the United States Capitol building, and George Washington Vanderbilt II's Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation’s foremost parkmaker.
Frederick Lewis Allen Frederick Lewis Allen (July 5, 1890 Boston, Massachusetts - February 13, 1954 New York City) was the editor of Harper's Magazine and also notable as an American historian of the first half of the twentieth century. His specialty was writing about what was at the time recent and popular history.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell Professor Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell CH (April 5, 1886–July 3, 1957) was an English physicist who became an influential scientific adviser to the British government and a close associate of Winston Churchill. He advocated the wartime carpet bombing of German cities.
Frederick Lois Riefkohl Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl (February 27, 1889–September 1969), a native of Maunabo, Puerto Rico, was an officer in the United States Navy and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the United States Naval Academy and the first to be awarded the Navy Cross. The Navy Cross is the second highest medal, after the Medal of Honor, that can be awarded by the U.
Frederick Lorz Frederick Lorz (born 1880, date of death unknown) was an American long distance runner who, while he had some race victories, is best known for not winning the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in New York City and was a member of the Mohawk Athletic Club.
Frederick Lothrop Ames Frederick Lothrop Ames (1876–1921) was the great-grandson of Oliver Ames, who established the Ames Shovel Company. The Ames were a wealthy family in Massachusetts and were fairly prominent in 19th century New England society.
Frederick Louis, Duke of Beck Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, was born on April 6, 1653 in Beck. He was the son of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck and Marie Sibylle von Nassau-SaarbrĂĽcken.
Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen Friedrich Ludwig FĂĽrst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (en: Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen) (1746 - February 15, 1818), Prussian general, was the eldest son of Prince Johann Friedrich (d. 1796) of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen.
Frederick Lugard Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard GCMG, CB, DSO, PC, (Chinese Translated Name 盧押, or more rarely, 盧ĺ‰) (January 22, 1858 - 1945), was a British soldier, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong (1907-1912) and Governor-General of Nigeria (1914-1919).
Frederick Luke Frederick Luke (29 September 1895-12 March 1983) 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 M. Molyneux Frederick Merivale Molyneux (1885-1948) was sixth Bishop of Melanesia. A graduate of Keble College, Oxford, and Cuddesdon College, he served as assistant Bishop of Melanesia from 1925 to 1928, and as diocesan from 1928 to 1932.
Frederick Madison Roberts Frederick Madison Roberts (September 14, 1879 – July 18, 1952) was a mortician, who is believed to be the first African American to be elected to public office on the West Coast of the United States. He was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings, and presumably Thomas Jefferson.
Frederick Madison Smith Frederick Madison Smith (January 21, 1874 – March 20, 1946) was an American religious leader and author, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (renamed in 2001 the Community of Christ) from 1915 until his death.
Frederick Markham Bailey Colonel Frederick Markham Bailey (1882-1967) was a British spy and one of the last protagonists of The Great Game - the fight for supremacy between the Russians and the British Empire along the Himalayas. His clandestine work gave him many opportunities to pursue his hobby of butterfly collecting and trophy hunting in the high Tibetan region.
Frederick Marryat Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 – August 9, 1848) was an English novelist, a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is now known particularly for the autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy and his children's novel The Children of the New Forest.
Frederick Martin Frederick Martin (born October 12, 1861, Dartford, Kent, England; died December 13, 1921, Dartford, Kent, England) was a Kent left arm spinner who was that county's chief bowler in the early years of the County Championship. Quicker than most left-arm spinners and without the subtle flight of Briggs or variation of pace of Peel, Martin relied more than anything on an amazing accuracy of length.
Frederick Martin-Del-Campo Frederick Martin-Del-Campo, also known as Frederick Martin-In-The-Fields, is a writer/author with a growing reputation among itinerant, avant-garde artists and other writers in California. His work is notable for witticisms and aphorisms, as well as intense, almost lyrical descriptions and fables that tell of the traumas and varied experiences of a human life lived under duress and dubious circumstances, which transcend cultures, religions and even race.
Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey (VC, MC), (September 1, 1888 - August 24, 1980), born Athboy, County Meath, Ireland was an Irish born naturalised 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 Mayer Frederick Mayer (August 11, 1921, Frankfurt, Germany - June 26, 2006, Vienna, Austria) was an educational scientist and philosopher of the University of Redlands, California and one of the leading creativity experts. One of his most important aims was a global humanism.
Frederick McNess Frederick McNess (22 January 1892 - 4 May 1956) 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 Methvan Whyte Frederick Methvan Whyte (March 2 1865 – 1941) was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central railroad in the United States. He is most widely known as the person who developed Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900.
Frederick Miller (VC) Frederick Miller (10 November 1831- 17 February 1874) 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 Moloney Frederick Moloney was an American athlete who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the 110 metre hurdles and won a bronze medal in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.
Frederick Moosbrugger Frederick Moosbrugger (9 October 1900 – 1974) was an officer of the United States Navy eventually attaining the rank of Vice Admiral. He is best known for his service in World War II as a highly successful commander of destroyer squadrons.
Frederick Mosteller Charles Frederick Mosteller (December 24, 1916 - July 23, 2006, usually known as Frederick Mosteller or Fred) was one of the most eminent statisticians of the 20th century. He was the founding chairman of Harvard's statistics department, from 1957 to 1971, and served as the president of several professional bodies including the Psychometric Society, the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Statistical Institute.
Frederick Nash Frederick Nash (February 9, 1781 - December 5, 1858) was an American lawyer and jurist from Hillsborough, North Carolina. He served on the North Carolina Supreme Court and was its chief justice from 1852 until his death.
Frederick Nelson Frederick Nelson (born 1932) is a professor of mechanical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. His areas of professional interest include acoustics, vibration, shock and rotordynamics.
Frederick Newmeyer Frederick Newmeyer (born January 30, 1944) is Howard and Frances Nostrand Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington. He is best known for his work on the history of generative syntax and for his arguments that linguistic formalism (i.
Frederick Noronha Frederick Noronha (b 1963 in Brazil) is an independent journalist based in Saligao, Goa, India. He is active in cyberspace and involved with a number of e-ventures involving Goa, developmental concerns and free software.
Frederick North, Lord North Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC (13 April 1732 – 5 August 1792), more often known by his courtesy title, Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, and a major actor in the American Revolution.
Frederick Norton Freeman Frederick Norton Freeman, Alpha/Norwich 1857, was born on March 2 1839 in Claremont, New Hampshire. He entered Norwich University in 1853 where his plan and idea led to the founding of Theta Chi Fraternity with fellow classmate and cadet Arthur Chase.
Frederick of Bohemia Frederick (Czech: Bedřich) (died 25 March 1189) was the duke of Olomouc from 1164 and then duke of Bohemia from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death. He was the son of King Ladislaus II, who abdicated in 1172 in his favour.
Frederick of Isenberg Count Frederick of Isenberg (Friedrich von Isenberg) (b 1193; executed 14 November 1226 in Cologne) was a German noble, the younger son of Count Arnold of Altena (d 1209). His family castle was the Isenburg near Hattingen, Germany.
Frederick of Saxony The Dukes of Saxony from the House of Wettin, Margraves of Meissen, inherited the first name Frederick into prevalent use from Emperor Frederick II, father of Margaret, Margravine of Meissen, whose descendants (beginning from her son) were rather often named Frederick.
Frederick Osborn Major General Frederick Henry Osborn (21 March 1889—5 January 1981) was an American philanthropist, military leader, and eugenicist. He was a founder of several organizations, and played a central part in reorienting eugenics in the years following World War II away from the race- and class-consciousness from earlier periods (APS, 1983).
Frederick P. Salvucci Frederick Peter Salvucci is a civil engineer specializing in transportation, in particular infrastructure, urban transportation, public transportation and institutional development in decision-making. He was the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor Dukakis.
Frederick Palmer (journalist) Frederick Palmer (Jan 29, 1873 - Sep 2, 1958) was an American writer and war correspondent. He was born in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania and was the subject of the biography Fifty Years at the Front: The Life of War Correspondent Frederick Palmer by Nathan A.
Frederick Panter Frederick Kennedy Panter (1836–13 November 1864) was a policeman, pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. While exploring in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1864, he was murdered by Australian Aborigines.
Frederick Parks Frederick Parks was a British Heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Sydney Evans in the semi-finals.
Frederick Pawla Frederick Alexander Pawla,(1876 - 1964) a painter and muralist, was born in Wimbledon, England on September 6, 1876. He came to the United States as a boy and at 14 enlisted in the Navy and retired following World War One.
Frederick Peel Sir Frederick Peel (1823 – 1906), second son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849. He entered parliament in that year, and with the exception of the period between 1857 and 1859 he remained in the House of Commons until 1865.
Frederick Perry Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814.
Frederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (11 September 1815–11 March 1895) was a founder of Surrey County Cricket Club and its first vice-president. He was also a founder of the I Zingari nomadic amateur cricket club, and of the Old Stagers amateur theatre company.
Frederick Preston Rubidge Frederick Preston Rubidge, (10 March 1806 – 16 August 1897), was born in England and emigrated to Upper Canada around 1825. He was a surveyor and an architect; the training for both vocations received after he arrived in Canada.
Frederick Reiken A young author hailing from New Jersey, Frederick Reiken has written two highly acclaimed novels, The Odd Sea and The Lost Legends of New Jersey. He currently lives in Western Massachusetts and spends his time teaching creative writing at Emerson College in Boston.
Frederick Richard Simms Frederick Richard Simms was a British engineer and motor industry pioneer. Simms purchased the rights for the use of the Gottlieb Daimler's internal combustion engine, which paved the way for the start-up of the British motor industry.
Frederick Ringer Frederick Ringer (1840-1908)was a British merchant who took over Thomas Glover's role as leader in the Nagasaki foreign settlement. During the decades from the late 19th to early 20th century, he made great contributions to trade and industrial promotion in Nagasaki.
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a distinguished British soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. He was affectionately known as 'Bobs' by the troops he commanded.
Frederick Robertson Aikman (VC) Frederick Robertson Aikman (6 February 1828 - 5 October 1888) was a Scottish 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 Rolfe Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo, and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe', (Cheapside, London, July 22, 1860 - Venice, October 25 1913), was an English writer, novelist, artist, fantasist and eccentric.
Frederick Roth Frederick George Richard Roth (1892 – 1944) was an American sculptor and animalier, well known for portraying living animals. The statue of the sled dog Balto in New York City's Central Park is perhaps his most famous piece.
Frederick Rousseau Frederick Rousseau (born 1958, Paris) belongs to the generation that witnessed the beginning of New Age music and the explosion of technologic applications to the entertainment world. His musical research is based on electronic sounds that he mixes with ethnic instruments, classical orchestras and to voices of all tones, colours and provenances.
Frederick Rowbottom Frederick Rowbottom is a logician and mathematician who got his PhD degree in 1964 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a thesis entitled Large Cardinals and Small Constructible Sets under the supervision of Jerome Keisler. The large cardinal notion of Rowbottom cardinals is named after him.
Frederick Sanger Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and a two time Nobel laureate in Chemistry. He is the fourth person in the world to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes (first three were Marie Curie, Linus Pauling and John Bardeen).
Frederick Scalera Frederick Scalera (born May 27, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2003, where he represents the 36th legislative district. Scalera serves as Vice Chair of the Assembly's Housing and Local Government Committee, as well as on the Homeland Security and State Preparedness and Labor Committees.
Frederick Scott Archer Frederick Scott Archer (1813-1857) invented the photographic collodion process which preceded the modern gelatin emulsion. He was born in Bishop's Stortford in the UK and is remembered mainly for this single achievement which greatly increased the accessibility of photography in everyday life.
Frederick Selous Frederick Courteney Selous (or Courtney) (31 December 1851 - 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, hunter, and conservationist famous for his exploits in Southern Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir H.
Frederick Seymour Frederick Seymour (born Belfast, Ireland, 6 September 1820 – died Bella Coola, British Columbia 10 June 1869) was a colonial administrator. He served as the second Governor of the Colony of British Columbia from 1864 to 1866, and the first governor of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia from 1866 to 1869.
Frederick Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester (12 April 1821–30 March 1895) was a British admiral. He was the son of Colonel Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour and the cousin of Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford.
Frederick Shaw Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet (11 December, 1799 – 30 June, 1876) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament. He was the second son of Colonel Sir Robert Shaw, Bt of Bushy Park, County Dublin.
Frederick Sherger Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Sherger KBE CB DSO AFC (1904 – 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and one of only three officers to hold the rank of Air Chief Marshal in the RAAFAir Force Defence chiefs of the past, Air Force News. Retrieved on 23 January 2007..
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Friedrich Hermann (or Frédéric-Armand), 1st Duke of Schomberg (originally Schönberg) (December 1615 or January 1616—July 11, 1690), was both a marshal of France and an English general "of all his Majesty's Forces".
Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (7 December 1907–10 June 1975) was a British historian. He is best known for writing a controversial biography of Rudyard Kipling that was suppressed by the Kipling family for many years.
Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire) Frederick Smyth (March 9, 1819 - April 22, 1899) was a banker, railroad executive, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in 1819 in Candia, New Hampshire, he became City Clerk of Manchester at the age of 30.
Frederick Sommer Frederick Sommer (September 7, 1905 - January 23, 1999), born in Angri, Italy, was an art photographer. Considered a master photographer, Sommer first experimented with photography later in his life at age 26 in 1931 after being diagnosed of tuberculosis only a year prior.
Frederick Sound Frederick Sound (also called Prince Frederick Sound or Prince Frederick's Sound) is a passage of water in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska that separates Kupreanof Island to the south from Admiralty Island in the north.
Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer KG CB PC (April 14 1798 1798 – December 27 1857) was a British peer, the son of George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer and the younger brother and successor of John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer.
Frederick Spurrell The Reverend Frederick Spurrell was the second son, and seventh of eight children, of Charles Spurrell and Hannah Shears (daughter of James Shears, of James Shears and Sons). He was descended from the Spurrell family of Thurgarton, Norfolk.
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (15 January 1841–14 June 1908), known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as The Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. An avid sportsman, he is most famous for presenting the Stanley Cup, which became the most famous award for professional ice hockey.
Frederick Steele Frederick Steele (January 14, 1819 – January 19, 1868) was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.
Frederick Steiwer Frederick Steiwer (October 13, 1883 - February 3, 1939) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born on a farm near Jefferson, Oregon, he attended the public schools, graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis in 1902 and from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1906.
Frederick Stevens Frederick Clement Stevens (January 1, 1861 – July 1, 1923) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Boston, Massachusetts; moved with his parents to Searsport, Maine; attended the common schools of Rockland; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine in 1881 and from the law department of the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1884; was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in St. Paul, Minnesota; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1888 – 1891; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress; engaged in the practice of law until his death in St.
Frederick Swann Frederick Swann (born 1934) is a prominent American concert organist and President of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). During the past 60 years, he has performed on most of the well-known and largest pipe organs in the worldand made numerous compact disc recordings.
Frederick Thomas Bidlake Frederick Thomas Bidlake (1867 – 17 September 1933) was a notable English racing cyclist of the late 19th century who subsequently became one of the most notable administrators of British road bicycle racing during the early years of the 20th century. The most prestigious award in British cycling, the annual Bidlake Memorial Prize, was instituted in his memory.
Frederick Thomas Fisher Frederick Thomas Fisher, (3 June 1872, England- ??) was a United States Navy Gunner's Mate awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "distinguishing himself in the prescence of the enemy", aboard U.
Frederick Thomas Green Frederick Thomas (Fred) Green (1829-1876) was an explorer, hunter and trader in what is now Namibia and Botswana. From 1850 to 1853 he was in the Lake Ngami area, travelling hunting and trading with his older brother Charles.
Frederick Thornton Peters Frederick Thornton Peters, VC , DSO , DSC & Bar (September 17, 1889 - November 13, 1942) 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 Toone Sir Frederick Charles 'Fred' Toone (born June 25, 1868; died June 10, 1930 at Harrogate, Yorkshire) was a cricket administrator, who in 1929 became the second man ever to be knighted for cricket-related activities. Unusually for a man who achieved such eminence in the game, he never played cricket at first-class level.
Frederick Townsend Garage The Frederick Townsend Garage is located in Sycamore, Illinois and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Sycamore Historic District. It sits at the base of a small incline overlooked by the large Queen Anne style Townsend House.
Frederick Upham Adams Frederick Upham Adams, (December 10, 1859-August 28, 1921) was a noted inventor and author. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an American Civil War veteran/mechanical engineer, and died on August 28, 1921 at Larchmont, New York.
Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V (German: Friedrich V.) (August 16 1596 – November 29 1632) was Elector Palatine (1610–23), and, as Frederick I (Czech: Fridrich Falcký), King of Bohemia (1619–20, for his short reign here often nicknamed the Winter King, Czech Zimnà král).
Frederick Van Nuys Frederick Van Nuys (April 16, 1874 - January 25, 1944) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Falmouth, he attended the public schools and graduated from Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) in 1898 and from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis in 1900.
Frederick VI of Denmark King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway (January 28, 1768 - December 3, 1839), reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to 1814. He also served as Regent of Denmark from 1784 to 1808 under his father's name, just like his British cousin The Prince of Wales, later King George IV.
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen (1167 – January 20 1191) was duke of Swabia from 1170 to his death at the siege of Acre. He was the third son of Frederick III Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy and brother of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in German), was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863, though almost nominally, as Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.
Frederick Vosper Frederick Charles Burleigh Vosper (March 23 1869–January 6 1901) was an Australian newspaper journalist and proprietor, and politician. He was well known for his ardent views and support of Australian republicanism, federalism and trade unionism.
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain (November 25, 1857 – January 30, 1942) was the first premier of Canada's North-West Territories (1897–1905), and the last premier prior to the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from the original territory.
Frederick W. Elvidge Frederick W. Elvidge (born November 4, 1911 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; died December 23, 1988 in Los Angeles, California), was an actor under the stage name of Ted Howard who portrayed "Perth the blacksmith" in the 1956 Moby Dick film directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck.
Frederick W. Lanchester Frederick William Lanchester, Hon FRAeS (October 23, 1868 - March 8, 1946) was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering, aerodynamics and co-invented the field of operations research. He was also a pioneer British motor car builder, a hobby he eventually turned into a successful car company, and is considered one of the "big three" English car engineers, the others being Harry Ricardo and Henry Royce.
Frederick W. Lord Frederick William Lord (December 11, 1800 - May 24, 1860) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, he attended Lyme Academy and was graduated from Yale College in 1821.
Frederick W. Mausert, III Sergeant Frederick William Mausert, III (1 May 1930–12 September 1951) was a United States Marine who earned the Medal of Honor in Korea for sacrificing his life after repeated acts of heroism. The nation’s highest military decoration for valor was awarded the young Marine for his extraordinary heroism on 12 September 1951, at Songnap-yong, where he was killed while leading an assault on enemy positions.
Frederick W. Mulkey Frederick William Mulkey (January 6, 1874 - May 5, 1924) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born in Portland, he attended the public schools, graduated from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1896 and from the New York Law School of New York City in 1899.
Frederick W. Seward Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 – April 25, 1915) was the Assistant Secretary of State during the American Civil War, serving in Abraham Lincoln's administration as well as under Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction and for over two years under Rutherford B. Hayes.
Frederick Warde Frederick Warde (23 February 1851, Wardington, Oxfordshire, England - 7 February 1935, Brooklyn, New York) was a Shakesperian actor who moved from Britain to the United States in the late 1800's. He had two notable achievements, one being the "discovery" of Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Frederick Weld Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG (1823 – 1891), was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth person to serve as Premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.
Frederick Kipping Professor Frederick Stanley Kipping FRS undertook much of the pioneering work into the development of silicone polymers at University College Nottingham (later the University of Nottingham). He was the first Sir Jesse Boot Professor of Chemistry at the university.
Frederick Knott Frederick Major Paull Knott (28 August 1916 — 17 December 2002) was an English playwright best known for writing the London-based stage thriller Dial M for Murder, which was later filmed in Hollywood by Alfred Hitchcock.
Frederick Kohler Frederick Kohler (May 2, 1864–January 30, 1934) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the 40th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Cleveland to Christian and Fredericka Kohler.
Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was a United States landscape architect, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park and Prospect Park in New York City, the country's oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways in Buffalo, New York, the country's oldest state park, the Niagara Reservation in Niagara Falls, New York, Mount Royal Park in Montreal, the Emerald Necklace in Boston, Massachusetts, Cherokee Park (and the entire parks and parkway system) in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as Jackson Park, Washington Park, Midway Plaisance in Chicago for the World's Columbian Exposition, Detroit's 982 acre Belle Isle park, the landscape surrounding the United States Capitol building, and George Washington Vanderbilt II's Biltmore Estate in North Carolina.
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation’s foremost parkmaker.
Frederick Lewis Allen Frederick Lewis Allen (July 5, 1890 Boston, Massachusetts - February 13, 1954 New York City) was the editor of Harper's Magazine and also notable as an American historian of the first half of the twentieth century. His specialty was writing about what was at the time recent and popular history.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell Professor Frederick Alexander Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell CH (April 5, 1886–July 3, 1957) was an English physicist who became an influential scientific adviser to the British government and a close associate of Winston Churchill. He advocated the wartime carpet bombing of German cities.
Frederick Lois Riefkohl Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl (February 27, 1889–September 1969), a native of Maunabo, Puerto Rico, was an officer in the United States Navy and the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the United States Naval Academy and the first to be awarded the Navy Cross. The Navy Cross is the second highest medal, after the Medal of Honor, that can be awarded by the U.
Frederick Lorz Frederick Lorz (born 1880, date of death unknown) was an American long distance runner who, while he had some race victories, is best known for not winning the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in New York City and was a member of the Mohawk Athletic Club.
Frederick Lothrop Ames Frederick Lothrop Ames (1876–1921) was the great-grandson of Oliver Ames, who established the Ames Shovel Company. The Ames were a wealthy family in Massachusetts and were fairly prominent in 19th century New England society.
Frederick Louis, Duke of Beck Frederick Louis of Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, was born on April 6, 1653 in Beck. He was the son of August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Beck and Marie Sibylle von Nassau-SaarbrĂĽcken.
Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen Friedrich Ludwig FĂĽrst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (en: Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen) (1746 - February 15, 1818), Prussian general, was the eldest son of Prince Johann Friedrich (d. 1796) of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen.
Frederick Lugard Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard GCMG, CB, DSO, PC, (Chinese Translated Name 盧押, or more rarely, 盧ĺ‰) (January 22, 1858 - 1945), was a British soldier, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong (1907-1912) and Governor-General of Nigeria (1914-1919).
Frederick Luke Frederick Luke (29 September 1895-12 March 1983) 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 M. Molyneux Frederick Merivale Molyneux (1885-1948) was sixth Bishop of Melanesia. A graduate of Keble College, Oxford, and Cuddesdon College, he served as assistant Bishop of Melanesia from 1925 to 1928, and as diocesan from 1928 to 1932.
Frederick Madison Roberts Frederick Madison Roberts (September 14, 1879 – July 18, 1952) was a mortician, who is believed to be the first African American to be elected to public office on the West Coast of the United States. He was a great-grandson of Sally Hemings, and presumably Thomas Jefferson.
Frederick Madison Smith Frederick Madison Smith (January 21, 1874 – March 20, 1946) was an American religious leader and author, president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (renamed in 2001 the Community of Christ) from 1915 until his death.
Frederick Markham Bailey Colonel Frederick Markham Bailey (1882-1967) was a British spy and one of the last protagonists of The Great Game - the fight for supremacy between the Russians and the British Empire along the Himalayas. His clandestine work gave him many opportunities to pursue his hobby of butterfly collecting and trophy hunting in the high Tibetan region.
Frederick Marryat Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 – August 9, 1848) was an English novelist, a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is now known particularly for the autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy and his children's novel The Children of the New Forest.
Frederick Martin Frederick Martin (born October 12, 1861, Dartford, Kent, England; died December 13, 1921, Dartford, Kent, England) was a Kent left arm spinner who was that county's chief bowler in the early years of the County Championship. Quicker than most left-arm spinners and without the subtle flight of Briggs or variation of pace of Peel, Martin relied more than anything on an amazing accuracy of length.
Frederick Martin-Del-Campo Frederick Martin-Del-Campo, also known as Frederick Martin-In-The-Fields, is a writer/author with a growing reputation among itinerant, avant-garde artists and other writers in California. His work is notable for witticisms and aphorisms, as well as intense, almost lyrical descriptions and fables that tell of the traumas and varied experiences of a human life lived under duress and dubious circumstances, which transcend cultures, religions and even race.
Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey (VC, MC), (September 1, 1888 - August 24, 1980), born Athboy, County Meath, Ireland was an Irish born naturalised 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 Mayer Frederick Mayer (August 11, 1921, Frankfurt, Germany - June 26, 2006, Vienna, Austria) was an educational scientist and philosopher of the University of Redlands, California and one of the leading creativity experts. One of his most important aims was a global humanism.
Frederick McNess Frederick McNess (22 January 1892 - 4 May 1956) 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 Methvan Whyte Frederick Methvan Whyte (March 2 1865 – 1941) was a mechanical engineer of Dutch background who worked for the New York Central railroad in the United States. He is most widely known as the person who developed Whyte notation to describe the different wheel arrangements of steam locomotives in 1900.
Frederick Miller (VC) Frederick Miller (10 November 1831- 17 February 1874) 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 Moloney Frederick Moloney was an American athlete who competed in the early twentieth century. He specialized in the 110 metre hurdles and won a bronze medal in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.
Frederick Moosbrugger Frederick Moosbrugger (9 October 1900 – 1974) was an officer of the United States Navy eventually attaining the rank of Vice Admiral. He is best known for his service in World War II as a highly successful commander of destroyer squadrons.
Frederick Mosteller Charles Frederick Mosteller (December 24, 1916 - July 23, 2006, usually known as Frederick Mosteller or Fred) was one of the most eminent statisticians of the 20th century. He was the founding chairman of Harvard's statistics department, from 1957 to 1971, and served as the president of several professional bodies including the Psychometric Society, the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the International Statistical Institute.
Frederick Nash Frederick Nash (February 9, 1781 - December 5, 1858) was an American lawyer and jurist from Hillsborough, North Carolina. He served on the North Carolina Supreme Court and was its chief justice from 1852 until his death.
Frederick Nelson Frederick Nelson (born 1932) is a professor of mechanical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. His areas of professional interest include acoustics, vibration, shock and rotordynamics.
Frederick Newmeyer Frederick Newmeyer (born January 30, 1944) is Howard and Frances Nostrand Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington. He is best known for his work on the history of generative syntax and for his arguments that linguistic formalism (i.
Frederick Noronha Frederick Noronha (b 1963 in Brazil) is an independent journalist based in Saligao, Goa, India. He is active in cyberspace and involved with a number of e-ventures involving Goa, developmental concerns and free software.
Frederick North, Lord North Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC (13 April 1732 – 5 August 1792), more often known by his courtesy title, Lord North, which he used from 1752 until 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782, and a major actor in the American Revolution.
Frederick Norton Freeman Frederick Norton Freeman, Alpha/Norwich 1857, was born on March 2 1839 in Claremont, New Hampshire. He entered Norwich University in 1853 where his plan and idea led to the founding of Theta Chi Fraternity with fellow classmate and cadet Arthur Chase.
Frederick of Bohemia Frederick (Czech: Bedřich) (died 25 March 1189) was the duke of Olomouc from 1164 and then duke of Bohemia from 1172 to 1173 and again from 1178 to his death. He was the son of King Ladislaus II, who abdicated in 1172 in his favour.
Frederick of Isenberg Count Frederick of Isenberg (Friedrich von Isenberg) (b 1193; executed 14 November 1226 in Cologne) was a German noble, the younger son of Count Arnold of Altena (d 1209). His family castle was the Isenburg near Hattingen, Germany.
Frederick of Saxony The Dukes of Saxony from the House of Wettin, Margraves of Meissen, inherited the first name Frederick into prevalent use from Emperor Frederick II, father of Margaret, Margravine of Meissen, whose descendants (beginning from her son) were rather often named Frederick.
Frederick Osborn Major General Frederick Henry Osborn (21 March 1889—5 January 1981) was an American philanthropist, military leader, and eugenicist. He was a founder of several organizations, and played a central part in reorienting eugenics in the years following World War II away from the race- and class-consciousness from earlier periods (APS, 1983).
Frederick P. Salvucci Frederick Peter Salvucci is a civil engineer specializing in transportation, in particular infrastructure, urban transportation, public transportation and institutional development in decision-making. He was the Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts under Governor Dukakis.
Frederick Palmer (journalist) Frederick Palmer (Jan 29, 1873 - Sep 2, 1958) was an American writer and war correspondent. He was born in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania and was the subject of the biography Fifty Years at the Front: The Life of War Correspondent Frederick Palmer by Nathan A.
Frederick Panter Frederick Kennedy Panter (1836–13 November 1864) was a policeman, pastoralist and explorer in colonial Western Australia. While exploring in the Kimberley region of Western Australia in 1864, he was murdered by Australian Aborigines.
Frederick Parks Frederick Parks was a British Heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Sydney Evans in the semi-finals.
Frederick Pawla Frederick Alexander Pawla,(1876 - 1964) a painter and muralist, was born in Wimbledon, England on September 6, 1876. He came to the United States as a boy and at 14 enlisted in the Navy and retired following World War One.
Frederick Peel Sir Frederick Peel (1823 – 1906), second son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel, was educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming a barrister in 1849. He entered parliament in that year, and with the exception of the period between 1857 and 1859 he remained in the House of Commons until 1865.
Frederick Perry Stanton Frederick Perry Stanton was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 10th congressional district and an interim governor of territorial Kansas. He was born in Alexandria, Virginia on December 22, 1814.
Frederick Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough Frederick George Brabazon Ponsonby, 6th Earl of Bessborough (11 September 1815–11 March 1895) was a founder of Surrey County Cricket Club and its first vice-president. He was also a founder of the I Zingari nomadic amateur cricket club, and of the Old Stagers amateur theatre company.
Frederick Preston Rubidge Frederick Preston Rubidge, (10 March 1806 – 16 August 1897), was born in England and emigrated to Upper Canada around 1825. He was a surveyor and an architect; the training for both vocations received after he arrived in Canada.
Frederick Reiken A young author hailing from New Jersey, Frederick Reiken has written two highly acclaimed novels, The Odd Sea and The Lost Legends of New Jersey. He currently lives in Western Massachusetts and spends his time teaching creative writing at Emerson College in Boston.
Frederick Richard Simms Frederick Richard Simms was a British engineer and motor industry pioneer. Simms purchased the rights for the use of the Gottlieb Daimler's internal combustion engine, which paved the way for the start-up of the British motor industry.
Frederick Ringer Frederick Ringer (1840-1908)was a British merchant who took over Thomas Glover's role as leader in the Nagasaki foreign settlement. During the decades from the late 19th to early 20th century, he made great contributions to trade and industrial promotion in Nagasaki.
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a distinguished British soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. He was affectionately known as 'Bobs' by the troops he commanded.
Frederick Robertson Aikman (VC) Frederick Robertson Aikman (6 February 1828 - 5 October 1888) was a Scottish 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 Rolfe Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo, and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe', (Cheapside, London, July 22, 1860 - Venice, October 25 1913), was an English writer, novelist, artist, fantasist and eccentric.
Frederick Roth Frederick George Richard Roth (1892 – 1944) was an American sculptor and animalier, well known for portraying living animals. The statue of the sled dog Balto in New York City's Central Park is perhaps his most famous piece.
Frederick Rousseau Frederick Rousseau (born 1958, Paris) belongs to the generation that witnessed the beginning of New Age music and the explosion of technologic applications to the entertainment world. His musical research is based on electronic sounds that he mixes with ethnic instruments, classical orchestras and to voices of all tones, colours and provenances.
Frederick Rowbottom Frederick Rowbottom is a logician and mathematician who got his PhD degree in 1964 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a thesis entitled Large Cardinals and Small Constructible Sets under the supervision of Jerome Keisler. The large cardinal notion of Rowbottom cardinals is named after him.
Frederick Sanger Frederick Sanger, OM, CH, CBE, FRS (born 13 August 1918) is an English biochemist and a two time Nobel laureate in Chemistry. He is the fourth person in the world to have been awarded two Nobel Prizes (first three were Marie Curie, Linus Pauling and John Bardeen).
Frederick Scalera Frederick Scalera (born May 27, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2003, where he represents the 36th legislative district. Scalera serves as Vice Chair of the Assembly's Housing and Local Government Committee, as well as on the Homeland Security and State Preparedness and Labor Committees.
Frederick Scott Archer Frederick Scott Archer (1813-1857) invented the photographic collodion process which preceded the modern gelatin emulsion. He was born in Bishop's Stortford in the UK and is remembered mainly for this single achievement which greatly increased the accessibility of photography in everyday life.
Frederick Selous Frederick Courteney Selous (or Courtney) (31 December 1851 - 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, hunter, and conservationist famous for his exploits in Southern Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir H.
Frederick Seymour Frederick Seymour (born Belfast, Ireland, 6 September 1820 – died Bella Coola, British Columbia 10 June 1869) was a colonial administrator. He served as the second Governor of the Colony of British Columbia from 1864 to 1866, and the first governor of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia from 1866 to 1869.
Frederick Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester Admiral Sir Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester (12 April 1821–30 March 1895) was a British admiral. He was the son of Colonel Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour and the cousin of Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford.
Frederick Shaw Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet (11 December, 1799 – 30 June, 1876) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament. He was the second son of Colonel Sir Robert Shaw, Bt of Bushy Park, County Dublin.
Frederick Sherger Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Sherger KBE CB DSO AFC (1904 – 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and one of only three officers to hold the rank of Air Chief Marshal in the RAAFAir Force Defence chiefs of the past, Air Force News. Retrieved on 23 January 2007..
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg Friedrich Hermann (or Frédéric-Armand), 1st Duke of Schomberg (originally Schönberg) (December 1615 or January 1616—July 11, 1690), was both a marshal of France and an English general "of all his Majesty's Forces".
Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (7 December 1907–10 June 1975) was a British historian. He is best known for writing a controversial biography of Rudyard Kipling that was suppressed by the Kipling family for many years.
Frederick Smyth (New Hampshire) Frederick Smyth (March 9, 1819 - April 22, 1899) was a banker, railroad executive, and politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. Born in 1819 in Candia, New Hampshire, he became City Clerk of Manchester at the age of 30.
Frederick Sommer Frederick Sommer (September 7, 1905 - January 23, 1999), born in Angri, Italy, was an art photographer. Considered a master photographer, Sommer first experimented with photography later in his life at age 26 in 1931 after being diagnosed of tuberculosis only a year prior.
Frederick Sound Frederick Sound (also called Prince Frederick Sound or Prince Frederick's Sound) is a passage of water in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska that separates Kupreanof Island to the south from Admiralty Island in the north.
Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer Vice-Admiral Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer KG CB PC (April 14 1798 1798 – December 27 1857) was a British peer, the son of George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer and the younger brother and successor of John Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer.
Frederick Spurrell The Reverend Frederick Spurrell was the second son, and seventh of eight children, of Charles Spurrell and Hannah Shears (daughter of James Shears, of James Shears and Sons). He was descended from the Spurrell family of Thurgarton, Norfolk.
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (15 January 1841–14 June 1908), known as Frederick Stanley until 1886 and as The Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. An avid sportsman, he is most famous for presenting the Stanley Cup, which became the most famous award for professional ice hockey.
Frederick Steele Frederick Steele (January 14, 1819 – January 19, 1868) was a career military officer in the United States Army, serving as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was most noted for his successful campaign to retake much of secessionist Arkansas for the Union cause.
Frederick Steiwer Frederick Steiwer (October 13, 1883 - February 3, 1939) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born on a farm near Jefferson, Oregon, he attended the public schools, graduated from Oregon State Agricultural College at Corvallis in 1902 and from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1906.
Frederick Stevens Frederick Clement Stevens (January 1, 1861 – July 1, 1923) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Boston, Massachusetts; moved with his parents to Searsport, Maine; attended the common schools of Rockland; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine in 1881 and from the law department of the University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1884; was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in St. Paul, Minnesota; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives 1888 – 1891; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress; engaged in the practice of law until his death in St.
Frederick Swann Frederick Swann (born 1934) is a prominent American concert organist and President of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). During the past 60 years, he has performed on most of the well-known and largest pipe organs in the worldand made numerous compact disc recordings.
Frederick Thomas Bidlake Frederick Thomas Bidlake (1867 – 17 September 1933) was a notable English racing cyclist of the late 19th century who subsequently became one of the most notable administrators of British road bicycle racing during the early years of the 20th century. The most prestigious award in British cycling, the annual Bidlake Memorial Prize, was instituted in his memory.
Frederick Thomas Fisher Frederick Thomas Fisher, (3 June 1872, England- ??) was a United States Navy Gunner's Mate awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "distinguishing himself in the prescence of the enemy", aboard U.
Frederick Thomas Green Frederick Thomas (Fred) Green (1829-1876) was an explorer, hunter and trader in what is now Namibia and Botswana. From 1850 to 1853 he was in the Lake Ngami area, travelling hunting and trading with his older brother Charles.
Frederick Thornton Peters Frederick Thornton Peters, VC , DSO , DSC & Bar (September 17, 1889 - November 13, 1942) 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 Toone Sir Frederick Charles 'Fred' Toone (born June 25, 1868; died June 10, 1930 at Harrogate, Yorkshire) was a cricket administrator, who in 1929 became the second man ever to be knighted for cricket-related activities. Unusually for a man who achieved such eminence in the game, he never played cricket at first-class level.
Frederick Townsend Garage The Frederick Townsend Garage is located in Sycamore, Illinois and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Sycamore Historic District. It sits at the base of a small incline overlooked by the large Queen Anne style Townsend House.
Frederick Upham Adams Frederick Upham Adams, (December 10, 1859-August 28, 1921) was a noted inventor and author. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to an American Civil War veteran/mechanical engineer, and died on August 28, 1921 at Larchmont, New York.
Frederick V, Elector Palatine Frederick V (German: Friedrich V.) (August 16 1596 – November 29 1632) was Elector Palatine (1610–23), and, as Frederick I (Czech: Fridrich Falcký), King of Bohemia (1619–20, for his short reign here often nicknamed the Winter King, Czech Zimnà král).
Frederick Van Nuys Frederick Van Nuys (April 16, 1874 - January 25, 1944) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Falmouth, he attended the public schools and graduated from Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) in 1898 and from the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis in 1900.
Frederick VI of Denmark King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway (January 28, 1768 - December 3, 1839), reigned as King of Denmark from 1808 to 1839, and as king of Norway from 1808 to 1814. He also served as Regent of Denmark from 1784 to 1808 under his father's name, just like his British cousin The Prince of Wales, later King George IV.
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen (1167 – January 20 1191) was duke of Swabia from 1170 to his death at the siege of Acre. He was the third son of Frederick III Barbarossa and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy and brother of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Duke Frederick VIII (July 6, 1829 - January 14, 1880) (Friedrich Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in German), was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 1863, though almost nominally, as Prussia actually took overlordship and real administrative power.
Frederick Vosper Frederick Charles Burleigh Vosper (March 23 1869–January 6 1901) was an Australian newspaper journalist and proprietor, and politician. He was well known for his ardent views and support of Australian republicanism, federalism and trade unionism.
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain (November 25, 1857 – January 30, 1942) was the first premier of Canada's North-West Territories (1897–1905), and the last premier prior to the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan from the original territory.
Frederick W. Elvidge Frederick W. Elvidge (born November 4, 1911 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; died December 23, 1988 in Los Angeles, California), was an actor under the stage name of Ted Howard who portrayed "Perth the blacksmith" in the 1956 Moby Dick film directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck.
Frederick W. Lanchester Frederick William Lanchester, Hon FRAeS (October 23, 1868 - March 8, 1946) was an English polymath and engineer who made important contributions to automotive engineering, aerodynamics and co-invented the field of operations research. He was also a pioneer British motor car builder, a hobby he eventually turned into a successful car company, and is considered one of the "big three" English car engineers, the others being Harry Ricardo and Henry Royce.
Frederick W. Lord Frederick William Lord (December 11, 1800 - May 24, 1860) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, he attended Lyme Academy and was graduated from Yale College in 1821.
Frederick W. Mausert, III Sergeant Frederick William Mausert, III (1 May 1930–12 September 1951) was a United States Marine who earned the Medal of Honor in Korea for sacrificing his life after repeated acts of heroism. The nation’s highest military decoration for valor was awarded the young Marine for his extraordinary heroism on 12 September 1951, at Songnap-yong, where he was killed while leading an assault on enemy positions.
Frederick W. Mulkey Frederick William Mulkey (January 6, 1874 - May 5, 1924) was a United States Senator from Oregon. Born in Portland, he attended the public schools, graduated from the University of Oregon at Eugene in 1896 and from the New York Law School of New York City in 1899.
Frederick W. Seward Frederick William Seward (July 8, 1830 – April 25, 1915) was the Assistant Secretary of State during the American Civil War, serving in Abraham Lincoln's administration as well as under Andrew Johnson during Reconstruction and for over two years under Rutherford B. Hayes.
Frederick Warde Frederick Warde (23 February 1851, Wardington, Oxfordshire, England - 7 February 1935, Brooklyn, New York) was a Shakesperian actor who moved from Britain to the United States in the late 1800's. He had two notable achievements, one being the "discovery" of Douglas Fairbanks Sr.
Frederick Weld Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, GCMG (1823 – 1891), was a New Zealand politician and a governor of various British colonies. He was the sixth person to serve as Premier of New Zealand, and later served as Governor of Western Australia, Governor of Tasmania, and Governor of the Straits Settlements.
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