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Friendship Sloop The Friendship Sloop is a style of gaff-rigged sloop originated in Friendship, Maine around 1880. Fishermen in Friendship and neighboring Bremen collectively originated the design, one influenced by the fishing sailboats of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Fries Park One of Wood County, West Virginia's most popular parks was a small one set up in Marrtown, just southwest of downtown Parkersburg, in 1892 by the young Gustavus Louis "Gusty" Fries (pronounced “freeze”).“History & Preservation”, newsletter of the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society, Vol.
Friesack Camp Friesack Camp or Camp Friesack is a name commonly used to refer to a special World War II (WWI) Prisoner Of War (POW) camp where a group of British Army POW's of Irish nationality volunteered for recruitment and selection by Abwehr II. and the German Army.
Friesian horse The Friesian (also Frisian) horse is a breed of horse from Friesland, a province of the Netherlands. Although the breed's conformation resembles that of a light draft horse, Friesians are graceful and nimble for their size.
Friesland Friesland () is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. Its name in the Frisian language is Fryslân, which has also been its official name since 1997, and is therefore also used in official Dutch language publications.
Friesland Ridge Friesland Ridge (Hrebet Frisland 'hre-bet 'fris-land) is a ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, part of the Tangra Mountains. The summit, Mount Friesland, which rises to 1,700m, is the northwesternmost of the ridge’s six main peaks.
Frieze Frame Frieze Frame is the brand name of one of the first ever do-it-yourself mural designs. The name was thought up in 1989 by Roger Hayes of Liverpool, England and was devised based on the fact that the product which consisted of printed design features could be used to create a wall frieze but could also be used in a framed fashion.
Frieze group A frieze group is a mathematical concept to classify designs on two-dimensional surfaces which are repetitive in one direction, based on the symmetries in the pattern. Such patterns occur frequently in architecture and decorative art.
Friezland Friezland is a hamlet in Saddleworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Situated four miles east of the town of Oldham, Friezland lies within the historic county boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Frigate Frigate is a term which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times: the term has referred to a variety of ship roles and sizes. From the 18th century, the term "frigate" referred to a ship smaller and faster than a ship-of-the-line and used for patrolling or escort work, rather than fighting fleet actions.
Frigate navy Frigate Navy is a term describing a nation state's navy that is made of mostly frigates or destroyers as a major combat force. This navy would thus be lacking large vessels such as cruisers, a significant number of effective submarines, or aircraft carriers, but it would also be more effective and deployable than a navy that just maintains corvettes or gunboats.
Frigate tuna The frigate tuna or frigate mackerel, Auxis thazard thazard, is a species of tuna, in the family Scombridae, found circumglobally in tropical oceans in open surface waters to depths of 50 m. Its length is between 30 and 65 cm.
Frigărui Frigărui (singular: frigăruie) is a Romanian dish consisting of small pieces of meat (usually pork, beef, mutton, lamb or chicken) grilled on a stick. Often, the pieces of meat alternate with sausages or lard and vegetables, such as onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and mushrooms.
Frige Frige (Anglo-Saxon, Friia (Germany) or Frea (Langobard)) was the love goddess of Germanic mythology, and the wife of Wotan (Odin). She has given her name to the weekday Friday (via the Old English frigedæg, meaning the day of Frige) in analogy with Venus.
Frigga (comics) Frigga is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on Frigga of Norse mythology. And Asgardian, she is the Queen of Asgard, wife to Odin, and foster mother to Thor and Loki.
Frigger Frigger is an Australian colloquial term given to individuals who speak with broad Australian English accents that partake in activities such as Bachelor and Spinster Balls and Ute Musters. Generally a derogatory term (but not always) used to satirise the rural Australian stereotypes.
Fright Knight (Danny Phantom) "Fright Night" is the fifteenth episode of the TV-series Danny Phantom. Danny and Dash compete to put on the best Halloween exhibit, so when Danny reads up in the legend of the Fright Knight, he takes his sword only for the Fright Knight itself to invade Amity Park!
Fright Night II Fright Night Part 2 (also known as Fright Night II) is the 1988 sequel to Fright Night. Dandridge's sister, Regine (Julie Carmen), seeks revenge on Charley (William Ragsdale) and Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) while Charley's new girlfriend Alex (Traci Lind) becomes embroiled.
Frigital Records Frigital Records is a small, independent record label interested in promoting "new sounds, uncompromising lyricism, and genre-defying songwriting from the backyard, the basement & the bedroom". Operating out of Durham, North Carolina, the lo-fi label is run since 2002 by Duke University Nicholas School graduate student, Ben Moore.
Frigyes Karinthy Karinthy Frigyes (June 25, 1887 in Budapest - August 29, 1938 in SiĂłfok) was a Hungarian author, playwright, poet, journalist and translator. He was the first proponent of the six degrees of separation concept, in his 1929 short story, Chains.
Frigyes Riedl Frigyes Riedl (Ladomér, September 12, 1856 – Budapest, August 7, 1921) was a prominent Hungarian essayist, critic and literature historian. His most famous work is the monography of János Arany, one of the most important 19th century Hungarian poets.
Frigyes Riesz Frigyes Riesz (January 22, 1880 – February 28, 1956) was a mathematician who was born in Győr, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) and died in Budapest, Hungary. He was rector and professor at University of Szeged.
Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden a joint candidature of Frihetliga Kommunalfolket (a syndicalist outfit) and Rädda Ljusdalsbygden (environmentally oriented splinter-group of VPK) in Ljusdal, Sweden. FLB contested the 2002 municipal elections and got 551 votes (5.
Friis transmission equation The Friis transmission equation is used in telecommunications engineering, and gives the power transmitted from one antenna to another under idealized conditions. (It is not to be confused with the Friis' formula used to compute noise figure, which is discussed in a separate article.
Friis' formula The term Friis' formula can refer to either of two formulas used in telecommunications engineering. The first, discussed here, is used to compute the noise figure or noise temperature of a receiver composed of a number of cascaded stages.
Frijoles Negros Frijoles Negros (meaning literally, "black beans") is a nutritious Cuban dish made with black beans. Black beans, a legume in the kidney bean family, are usually purchased in either canned or dried form.
Frik du Preez Frik du Preez (born Frederick Christoffel Hendrik du Preez on 28 November 1935) is a former Northern Transvaal and Springboks Rugby Union player. He was born in the town of Rustenburg, South Africa and went to school at the Parys High School in Parys (Orange Free State).
Frikateers Frikateers is an Anglo-German two-headed band formed in 2003, combining the efforts of Magdalena (Christoph Völker) and Amether (Stefan Inglis). The style is a combination of electronic and acoustic instruments, and can be compared to bands such as Hood, The Notwist and Radiohead.
Frikorps Danmark Frikorps Danmark (Free Corps Denmark) was a Danish volunteer army corps created by the Danish Nazi Party in cooperation with Germany, to fight the Soviet Union during the Second World War. On June 29, 1941, days after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the Danish Nazi Party (DNSAP) newspaper Fædrelandet proclaimed the creation of the corps.
Fril Fril is a programming language for first-order predicate calculus. It includes the semantics of Prolog as a subset, but takes its syntax from the micro-Prolog of Logic Programming Associates and adds support for fuzzy sets, support logic, and meta-programming.
Frilled shark The frilled shark, Chlamydoselachus anguineus, is a primitive shark species, of the family Chlamydoselachidae in the order Hexanchiformes. The Southern African frilled shark is a proposed new species from the Southern African range.
Frimley Green Frimley Green is a large village in Surrey, South East England, UK, close to the border with Hampshire. It is close to the towns of Camberley and Frimley, with the nearest major town being Guildford, approximately 10 miles (16 km) away.
Frindsbury Frindsbury is a parish and Manor in Kent, on the opposite side of the River Medway to Rochester. At various times in its history, Frindsbury has been considered fully or partially part of the City of Rochester.
Fringe Benefits Management Company Fringe Benefits Management Company is a Third party administrator offering Benefits Administration Services to clients across the US. Fringe Benefits Management Company is also referred as FBMC to Clients and staff.
Fringe Benefits Tax Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is a taxation of most, but not all fringe benefits, which are generally non-cash employee benefits. The rationale behind FBT is that it helps restore equity and fairness to those employees who do not receive such benefits.
Fringe Benefits Tax (Australia) Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is the tax applied by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to most, although not all, fringe benefits, which are generally non-cash benefits. Most fringe benefits are also reported on employee payment summaries for inclusion on personal income tax returns that must be lodged annually.
Fringe Benefits Tax (India) Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) is the tax applied to most, although not all, fringe benefits. A new tax was imposed on employers by India's Finance Act 2005 introduced for the financial year commencing April 1, 2005.
Fringe Benefits Tax (New Zealand) Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) within the system of taxation in New Zealand is the tax applied to most, although not all, fringe benefits ("perks"), including the ones provided through someone other than an employer. FBT is paid to the Inland Revenue Department by the employer and is calculated with reference to the value of the benefit provided to the employee or associate.
Fringe dwellers "Fringe Dwellers"' is often the name given to groups of Aboriginal Australians who camp on the outskirts of Australian towns and cities, that through law or land alienation they have become excluded from. Originally a term of aprobation, many more radical groups now use it as a term of pride.
Fringe Product Fringe Product (or Fringe Records) is a defunct Canadian punk, rock, metal, hardcore, death metal, industrial and electronic music record label, which was owned by Ben Hoffman. Hoffman was also proprietor of Record Peddler Distribution,(specializing in UK and US imports) and The Record Peddler from the late 1970's to the year 2000.
Fringefin lanternshark The fringefin lanternshark, Etmopterus schultzi, is a shark of the family Dalatiidae found in the western central Atlantic from Texas to Florida, northern Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico between latitudes 30° N and 21° N, at depths of between 200 and 1,000 m. Its length is up to 30 cm.
FringeWare Review FringeWare Review was a magazine of Cyberculture published in Austin, Texas. Many of the publication's writers and editors were associated with other publications such as Boing Boing, Mondo 2000, Whole Earth Review, and Wired.
Frioul archipelago The Frioul archipelago is a group of 4 islands located off the Mediterranean coast of France, approximately at 4 km from Marseille. The islands of the archipelago cover a total land area of approximately 200 hectares.
Frisbee Dog World Champions Since 1975 an organized World Championship for frisbee catching dogs and their owners/handlers has taken place. In the early years the championships was contested alongside the "human" frisbee championships, sponsored by Wham-o at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Frisbie Pie Company The Frisbie Pie Company (1871-1958) was founded by William Russell Frisbie in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Yale students discovered that the pie tins, inverted, had an airfoil shape which could be thrown in various trajectories by a skilled person.
Frisby McCullough Frisby McCullough (March 8, 1828 – August 8, 1862) was a Confederate States Army soldier in the American Civil War, executed on the orders of Union General John McNeil after the Battle of Kirksville. The act helped spark the Palmyra Massacre.
Frisco Shootout The Frisco Shootout was an Old West gunfight that occurred on December 1st, 1881, involving lawman Elfego Baca. The shootout happened in Reserve, New Mexico, and stemmed from Baca's arrest of a cowboy who had been shooting into the air and into buildings at random while intoxicated.
Frisco Station Frisco Station is a non-profit information web portal for people who live and work in the city of Frisco, Texas. The site consists of national-to-local news and information, a local events calendar, several web logs, discussion forums, an image gallery, and an online store.
Frisco, North Carolina Frisco, North Carolina is a small community on the barrier island of Hatteras Island, between the villages of Buxton and Hatteras. It was previously named Trent, or Trent Woods, but received a new name with the coming of the post office (Zip Code 28946) in 1898.
Frisch Medal The Frisch Medal is an award in econometrics given by the Econometric Society. It is awarded every two years for empirical or theoretical applied research published in Econometrica during the previous five years.
Frisch School The Frisch School, founded in 1972 by Rabbi Menachem Meier and Alfred Frisch, is a coeducational yeshiva (Jewish day school) secondary school located in Paramus, New Jersey, which adheres to the tenets and practices of Modern Orthodox Judaism. The school is named for founder Alfred Frisch who owned the land on which the current campus is situated, prior to the school's inception in 1972.
Frisch-Peierls memorandum The Frisch-Peierls memorandum was written by Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls while they were both working at Birmingham University, England and given to their professor, Marcus Oliphant. Oliphant passed the document on to Henry Tizard, chairman of the Committee on the Scientific Survey of Air Defence who, as a result, requested the setting-up of what was to become the secret MAUD Committee.
Frisia Frisia (West Frisian: Fryslân; North Frisian: Fraschlönj, Freesklöön, Freeskluin, Fresklun, and Friislön’; Saterfrisian (East Frisian): Fräislound; East Frisian Low Saxon: Freesland; Gronings: Fraislaand; German and Dutch: Friesland; Danish: Frisland) is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea, i.e.
Frisian handball Frisian handball (Dutch: kaatsen, Frisian: Keatsen) is a traditional Frisian sport, related to American handball and fives, that is most commonly practiced by people from the northern province of Fryslân/Friesland. It is believed to be one of the oldest ballgames.
Frisian language Frisian languages are a closely related group of Germanic languages, spoken by about half a million members of Frisian ethnic groups, who live on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. Frisian languages are the most closely related living European languages to English - it is said that someone from northern Britain who concentrates very hard would be able to understand some Frisian.
Frisian literature Frisian literature refers to works written in the Frisian language, particularly that of West Frisian spoken in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands, from which the most texts were produced or have survived. The first texts written in Frisian emerge around the 13th century.
Frisian League The League of caucuses on Christian Historical foundation in the province of Friesland (in Dutch: Bond van Kiesvereenigingen op Christelijk-Historischen grondslag in de provincie Friesland, informally called Frisian League or Friesche Bond) is a Dutch conservative Reformed political party. The Frisian League is historically linked to the Christian Democratic Appeal which is currently one of the major parties of the Netherlands.
Frisiavones The Frisiavones (also Frisævones or, to distinguish more explicitly from the Frisians, Frisiabones) is a Germanic tribe usually considered as a southern subdivision of the Frisians that came into the scope of Roman domination but mentioned by Pliny the Elder as being another tribe next to the Frisii.
Friska Viljor FC Friska Viljor FC is a Swedish football club located in Örnsköldsvik. The club, formed February 1994, was earlier the football section of the multi-sport club IF Friska Viljor, and is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2.
Frisket On a sheet-fed letterpress printing machine, a frisket was a sheet of oiled paper which covered the space between the type column or heading (about 1 inch or 2.5 cm in height) and the edge of the paper that was being printed.
Frisking Frisking is a “patdown” of a person's outer clothing wherein a police officer or other law enforcement agent runs his or her hands along the outer garments to detect any concealed weapons or other contraband.
Frisky Tom Frisky Tom was a 1981 action game made for the Atari 5200 by Nichibutsu. The object of the game is to provide enough water for a shower by crawling along a network of plumbing pipes and keeping them connected.
Frisland Frisland, also called Frischlant, Friesland, Freezeland, Frislandia, or Fixland, was a mythical island that appeared on virtually all of the maps of the North Atlantic from the 1560s through the 1660s. It is not to be confused with the similarly named Friesland.
Friso-Hollandic Wars The Friso-Hollandic Wars, or Frisian-Hollandic Wars (Dutch:Fries-Hollandse oorlogen), were a series of short mediæval wars (ranging from single battles to entire campaigns) fought in Frisia between the counts of Holland, their allies, and the Frisians.
Friston, East Sussex Friston is a village in the Wealden District of East Sussex, and is also one of the two villages making up the civil parish of East Dean and Friston. Friston lies on the A259 road to the west of the valley in which East Dean lies.
Frith Frith is an Old English word often (and usually over-simplistically) translated as "peace". In terms of Anglo-Saxon and post-Anglo-Saxon culture, however, the term has a considerably broader scope and meaning, and merits closer examination.
Frith (druidry) Frith is a druidic religious practice of divination. Historically, it was recorded in the Highlands of Scotland but also throughout Europe and in recent centuries throughout the European diaspora as far as Mt Warning.
Fritha Goodey Fritha Jane Goodey (October 23, 1972 – September 7, 2004) was a British stage, radio and film actor probably best known stateside for her performance in the film About a Boy (2002), in which she played one of Hugh Grant's character's former girlfriends.
Frithelstock Priory Frithelstock Priory was founded in about 1220 at Frithelstock, Devon, England, by Sir Robert de Beauchamp for Augustinian Canons Regular, as an indulgence to ensure intercessions for the repose of his soul. Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter, is considered a co-founder, for increasing the priory's endowments.
Frithjof Schuon Frithjof Schuon (June 18, 1907 – May 5, 1998) was a metaphysician, poet, painter, Sufi, and a leading figure of traditional metaphysics. Along with René Guénon and Ananda Coomaraswamy, Schuon is regarded as one of the three founders of the Traditionalist School.
Fritigern Frithugairns (Gothic for "desiring peace") or Fritigern (died ca. 380) , King of the Visigoths (369-380) , was one of the prominent Germanic warrior-kings whose military victories in the Gothic War (377–382) contributed to the eventual fall of the western half of the Roman Empire about 100 years later.
Fritigil Fritigil (or Fritigils), Queen of the Marcomanni, is the last known ruler of the Germanic peoples who were at that time (mid 5th century) probably settled in Pannonia. Fritigil corresponded with Ambrose of Milan for the conversion of her people to Christianity.
Fritillaria affinis Fritillaria affinis (Checker lily) is a highly variable species in the genus Fritillaria, native to western North America, in California, Klamath Ranges, the north coast ranges, Cascade Ranges, north Sierra Nevada foothills, and the San Francisco Bay Area, north to British Columbia and Idaho.
Fritillaria liliacea Fritillaria liliacea, commonly known as Fragrant Fritillary, is a threatened perennial herb in the Liliaceae family. The range of this wildflower is over parts of southwestern Northern California, USA, especially Solano and Sonoma Counties and at coastal locations south to Monterey County; occurrence is typically in open hilly grasslands at altitudes less than 200 meters in elevation.
Fritillaria meleagris Fritillaria meleagris, commonly known as Snakes's head (the original English name), and also Snake's Head Fritillary, Leper Lily, and Guinea-hen Flower (possibly also checkered daffodil) is a fritillary, a flower from the family Liliaceae.
Fritography Fritography is the art of use of crushed glass pieces ("frits") and colored glass powders to create fused glass artwork. Artists assemble the frits into patterns that can be highly detailed, and even photo-realistic, and then fuse the works in a kiln.
Frits Lugt Frederik Johannes "Frits" Lugt (Amsterdam 1884–Paris1970), was a collector and connoisseur of Netherlandish drawings and prints and a selfless and tireless compiler of essential reference tools documenting Northern European prints and drawings, collectors' stamps and sale catalogues. An authority on Rembrandt's drawings, he collected all the etchings made by Rembrandt during his career.
Frits van Oostrom Frits van Oostrom (1953-), born in Utrecht, The Netherlands, is University Professor for the Humanities at the Utrecht University. From September, 2004 to June, 2005, he was a fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS).
Frits Went Friedrich August Ferdinand Christian Went (June 18, 1863 — July 24, 1935) was a Dutch botanist, professor of botany and director of the Botanical Garden at the University of Utrecht. He is mainly known for his work on plant hormones, specifically the role of auxin in phototropism.
Frits Zernike Frederik Zernike (Amsterdam, July 16, 1888 – Amersfoort, March 10, 1966) was a Dutch physicist and winner of the Nobel prize for physics in 1953 for his invention of the phase contrast microscope, an instrument that permits the study of internal cell structure without the need to stain and thus kill the cells.
Fritt Vilt Fritt Vilt (Cold Prey) is a 2006 Norwegian horror film, directed by Roar Uthaug. It premiered at Norwegian cinemas Friday October 13 2006 and gained mostly positive reviews and was hailed as one of the best modern Norwegian horror movies.
Frittata A frittata is a type of Italian omelette featuring fillings such as meats, cheeses, and vegetables. Rather than being folded like a normal omelette, it is prepared open-faced, and typically finished under the broiler.
Frittenden Frittenden is a village and civil parish in the Tunbridge Wells District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the flood plain of one of the tributaries of the River Medway, 15 miles (24km) to the east of Tunbridge Wells: the village is three miles (4.
Fritterware An excess of capability that serves no productive end. The canonical example is font-diddling software on the Mac, the term describes anything that eats huge amounts of time for quite marginal gains in function but seduces people into using it anyway.
Fritton (near Great Yarmouth) Fritton is a village in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 9 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 11 km north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft. It should not be confused with the village of the same name near Morning Thorpe in Norfolk.
Fritz (dog) Fritz is the name of the bull terrier who appears in all of Chris Van Allsburg's books. The author needed a model for the dog in his first book (The Garden of Abdul Gasazi) and convinced his brother-in-law to purchase a bull terrier.
Fritz and Chesster Fritz and Chesster is a series of introductory chess programs based on the Fritz engine. Each program provides basic tutorials and games based around one aspect of chess, allowing children to learn the basic rules easily without overwhelming them with too many options at once.
Fritz Arnheim Fritz Arnheim (born 29 March 1866, Berlin; died 19 June 1922, Berlin) was a German historian, traveler, and lecturer, born in Berlin and educated at the universities of Berlin and Halle. He made prolonged tours through Sweden, Belgium, and Norway (1900-12), and subsequently lectured on those countries.
Fritz Buelow Frederick William Alexander "Fritz" Buelow (February 13, 1876 – December 27, 1933) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Berlin, Germany, he played nine seasons in the major leagues with the St.
Fritz Eichenberg Fritz Eichenberg (October 24, 1901–November 30, 1990) was a German-American illustrator who worked primarily in wood engraving. His best-known works were concerned with religion, social justice and nonviolence.
Fritz Fiedler Fritz Fiedler (1899-1972), a qualified engineer, joined the BMW firm in 1932 as chief designer at the age of 32 after working for Horch, designed 8 cylinder and 12 cylinder cars. Working with Fiedler was Rudolf Schleicher, who had joined Horch in 1927 after being at BMW on their motorcycle design team.
Fritz Gerlich Fritz Gerlich (1883-1934) was a German journalist known for writing articles critical towards Adolf Hitler and the growing Nazi movement. After the Nazis seized power in Germany, they quickly decided to remove him.
Fritz Haber Fritz Haber (9 December, 1868 – 29 January, 1934) was a German chemist, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his development of synthetic ammonia, important for fertilizers and explosives. He is also credited as the "father of chemical warfare" for his work developing and deploying chlorine and other poison gases during World War I; this role is thought to have provoked his wife to commit suicide.
Fritz Hanson Fritz Hanson (born July 13, 1914 in Perham, Minnesota, died February 14, 1996) was a Canadian Football League player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Calgary Stampeders. Hanson was signed by the Blue Bombers for $125 a game and free room and board, which was a considerable sum in the cash-strapped dirty thirties.
Fritz Hippler Fritz Hippler (17 August 1909 – 22 May 2002) was a German filmmaker who ran the film department in the Propaganda Ministry of the Third Reich, under Joseph Goebbels. He is most famous as director of The Eternal Jew (Der ewige Jude).
Fritz Hochwälder Fritz Hochwälder (May 28, 1911 - October 21, 1986) also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, including the Austrian State Prize for Literature in 1966.
Fritz Jakobsson Fritz Jakobsson (born 8 January 1940 in Pori) is a painter living in Vaasa, Finland most known for his portraits. He started his career in 1967 and has since then had about 110 art exhibitions in Finland, Sweden, Germany and Italy.
Fritz John Fritz John (1910–1994) was a German born mathematician specialising in partial differential equations and ill-posed problems. His early work was on the Radon transform and he is remembered for John's equation.
Fritz Joubert Du Quesne Frederick “Fritz” Joubert Du Quesne (sometimes spelt Duquesne pronounced in English as “Doo-Cain’’) (born Cape Colony 21 September 1877, died New York City 24 May 1956) was a South African Boer soldier, prisoner of war, big game hunter, journalist, war correspondent, Anglophobe, stockbroker, saboteur, spy, and adventurer whose hatred for the British caused him to volunteer to spy for Germany during both World Wars. He is also known as "The man who killed Kitchener" since he claimed to have sabotaged and sunk the HMS Hampshire, on which Lord Kitchener was en route to Russia in 1916.
Fritz Koenig Fritz Koenig, born June 20, 1924, in WĂĽrzburg, Germany, is a sculptor best known outside his native country for "The Sphere," which once stood in the plaza between the two World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan but which now stands, its damage deliberately left unrepaired, in Battery Park as a memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. His long and distinguished career has included other works, including other memorials.

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