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Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, or, more fully, His Imperial and Royal Highness Ferdinando III Giuseppe Giovanni Baptista Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, (May 6, 1769 – June 18, 1824; born and died in Florence, Italy), was the son of Emperor Leopold II (1747 - 1792) and his wife infanta Maria Louisa of Spain (1745 - 1792).
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, (it: Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana) (10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1859 after his father's abdication, but never reigned and was deposed in 1860 when Tuscany was annexed to Italy.
Ferdinand KĂĽbler Ferdinand "Ferdi" KĂĽbler was a Swiss cyclist with over 100 professional racing victories, including the 1950 Tour de France. Born July 24 1919, he began racing professionally in 1940 but his early career was limited to competition within Switzerland by the Nazi occupation of much of Europe.
Ferdinand Kittel Reverend Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903) was a priest and indologist with the Basel Mission in south India and worked in Mangalore, Madikeri and Dharwad in Karnataka. He is most famous for his studies of the Kannada language and for producing the first ever Kannada-English dictionary of about 70,000 words in 1894.
Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: //; or Hernando de Magallanes; Spring 1480–April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese maritime explorer who, at the service of Spain, led the first successful attempt at world circumnavigation. He did not complete his final, westward voyage; he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines.
Ferdinand Mannlicher Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (born January 30 1848 in Mainz, Germany - died January 20 1904 in Vienna, Austria) was an engineer and small armaments designer. He was famous for patenting the Mannlicher-Schönauer rotary magazine rifle with Otto Schönauer.
Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel EdralĂn Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, from 1965 to 1986. In 1972, he declared martial law, which allowed him to stay in power until lifting it in 1981.
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Romualdez Marcos, Jr. (born September 13, 1957) is the only son of Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, the former president of the Philippines (1965-1986), and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Ferdinand Maurice Felix West Air Commodore Ferdinand Maurice Felix West VC CBE MC RAF (19 January, 1896 – 8 July, 1988) 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.
Ferdinand Mount Sir William Robert Ferdinand Mount, 3rd Baronet (born 2 July 1939), known simply as Ferdinand Mount, is a British writer and novelist, columnist for The Sunday Times and commentator on politics, and Conservative Party politician. He was head of the policy unit in 10 Downing Street in 1982-83, during the time when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, and wrote the 1983 Tory general election manifesto.
Ferdinand of Bavaria Ferdinand of Bavaria (October 6 1577 - September 13 1650) was Prince-elector archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne (Germany) from 1612 to 1650 as successor of Ernest of Bavaria. He was also bishop of Hildesheim, Freising, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn.
Ferdinand Oliver Porsche Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (born March 13, 1961 in Stuttgart) is a German lawyer and member of the Supervisory Board of the German sports car manufacturer Porsche. Son of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and great-grandson of automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, he completed his M.
Ferdinand Oyono Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (born 14 September 1929) is an author from Cameroon whose work is recognized for irony that shows how easily people can be fooled. After obtaining his high school diploma in Yaoundé, Oyono studied in Paris.
Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (Bonn, baptised November 28 1784–January 13 1838), from a musical family of Bonn, Ferdinand’s grandfather, Johann Ries (1723-1784), was appointed court trumpeter to the Elector of Cologne at Bonn was a friend and pupil of Beethoven who published in 1838 a collection of reminiscences of his teacher, co-written with Franz Wegeler. He was also a composer who left eight symphonies, a violin concerto and nine piano concertos, and numerous other works in many genres.
Ferdinand Sigg Ferdinand Sigg (* March 22 1902 in Thalwil (Switzerland), †October 27, 1965 in Zürich (Switzerland)) was the first European bishop of the Central Conference of Middle and Southern Europe of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne (25 December 1863 - 14 April 1950),was a 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.
Ferdinand Tönnies Ferdinand Tönnies (July 26, 1855, near Oldenswort (Eiderstedt) - April 9, 1936, Kiel, Germany) was a German sociologist. He was a major contributor to sociological theory and field studies, as well as bringing Thomas Hobbes back on the agenda, by publishing his manuscripts.
Ferdinand von Arnim Ferdinand von Arnim (15 September 1814 in Treptow an der Rega near Berlin–23 March 1866 in Berlin) was an architect and watercolour-painter. He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Ludwig Persius who mainly worked in Berlin and Potsdam.
Ferdinand von LĂĽninck Ferdinand Joseph Meinolph Anton Maria Freiherr von LĂĽninck (born 3 August 1888 in Ostwig, nowadays Bestwig, North Rhine-Westphalia; died 14 November 1944 in Berlin, executed) was a German landowner and officer.
Ferdinand von Roemer Carl Ferdinand von Roemer (1818-1891), German geologist, had originally been educated for the legal profession at Göttingen, but became interested in geology, and abandoning law in 1840, studied science at the University of Berlin, where he graduated Ph.D.
Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg (March 17, 1897 – September 20, 1943) was an Oberführer (senior colonel) of the SS and the SS and police commander of the Warsaw area. He was in charge of the first failed offensive in the Warsaw Ghetto on April 19, 1943.
Ferdinand von Wrangel Baron Ferdinand von Wrangell (, Ferdinand Petrovich Vrangel; December 29, 1796 (January 9, 1797), Pskov, Russia—May 25 (June 6), 1870, Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia)) was a Russian admiral, explorer, Honorable Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg (1855), one of the founders of the Russian Geographic Society.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin (July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was the founder of the Zeppelin airship company. He was born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden (now part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Ferdinand VI of Spain Ferdinand VI, (September 23, 1713 – August 10, 1759), King of Spain from 1746 until his death, second son of Philip V, founder of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty (as opposed to the French Bourbons), by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713.
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (December 16, 1847–May 21, 1923) was a French traitor, who served as a spy for Germany. Esterhazy was the perpetrator of the crime of which Alfred Dreyfus had been wrongly accused and convicted.
Ferdinand Walter Jurist, born at Wetzlar, 30 November 1794; died at Bonn, 13 December 1879. After studying at the Latin school of MĂĽhlheim on the Rhine (1805-9), and later at Cologne (1809-13), he fought against Napoleon I in 1814, as a volunteer in a Russian regiment.
Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski was military officer of Polish origins. As a colonel, he took part in the second uprising of the Lower Canada Rebellions as he commanded the Patriote forces in the Battle of Lacolle, on November 6 and November 7, 1838.
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Parma (January 20, 1751 - October 9, 1802) was duke of Parma from 1765 to 1802. He was the second child and only son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France.
Ferdinandea Ferdinandea is a submerged volcanic island that forms part of the newly discovered underwater volcano Empedocles 30Â km south of Sicily. Currently a seamount, eruptions have raised it above sea level several times before erosion has caused it to submerge again.
Ferdinando Carulli Ferdinando Maria Meinrado Francesco Pascale Rosario Carulli (February 9, 1770–February 17, 1841) was one of the most famous composers for classical guitar and the author of the first complete classical guitar method, which continues to be used today. He wrote a variety of works for classical guitar, including concertos and chamber works.
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (29 March 1584–14 March 1648), English parliamentary general, was a son of Thomas Fairfax, whom Charles I in 1627 created Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the Peerage of Scotland.
Ferdinando Minoia Ferdinando Minoia (born June 2nd 1884, died 28th June 1940) was an Italian racing driver with an exceptionally long, distinguished and varied career. In 1907 he won the Coppa Florio driving an Isotta-Fraschini.
Ferdinando Monfardini Ferdinando Monfardini is a race car driver born in Isola della Scala, Italy on November 20 1984. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the Durango team, having previously raced in the Formula 3000 series which it replaced.
Ferdinando Provesi Ferdinando Provesi (18th - 19th century) was an early tutor of Giuseppe Verdi, regarded as one of the greatest Italian opera composers. Provesi, a native of Parma, Italy, began teaching Verdi in 1824, when Provesi was the master of music at the cathedral in Busseto (a town not far from the village where Verdi was born).
Ferdinando Russo Ferdinando Russo (1866-1927) was a prominent Neapolitan journalist primarily remembered as a dialect poet and composer of song lyrics. He was also the author of a small volume, La Camorra, about organized crime in Naples, serialized in five instamments in 1897 in il Mattino, still the largest Neapolitan daily newspaper.
Ferdo Šišić Ferdo Šišić (March 9, 1869 - January 1, 1940) was a Croatian historian, the founding figure of the Croatian historiography of the 20th century. He made his most important contributions in the area of Croatian early Middle Ages.
Ferdows Ferdows (or Ferdos; ŮردŮŘł in Persian), the center of Ferdows County, is a town located in the south of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 25,000 people itself and 65,000 people with its Environs (all Ferdows County).
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski Antoni Ferdynand Ossendowski (1876-1945) was a Polish writer, journalist, traveller, globetrotter, explorer and university professor. He is best known for his novels on Lenin and Russian Civil War, which he took part in.
Ferenc Bene Ferenc Bene (Balatonújlak, December 17, 1944 – Budapest, February 27, 2006) was a Hungarian football (soccer) player of Újpesti Dózsa, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the top scorer of the tournament.
Ferenc Deák (footballer) Ferenc Deak was a Hungarian football player for teams such as Szentlőrinci and Ferencváros. During the football seasons of 1945-46, 1946-1947, and 1948-1949, he was the top scorer in all of European football playing for Szentlőrinci and Ferencváros in Hungary.
Ferenc Erkel Ferenc Erkel [] (November 7, 1810, Gyula - June 25, 1893, Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary.
Ferenc Gyurcsány (pronounced []; born in Pápa, June 4, 1961) is the Prime Minister of Hungary. He was nominated to take that position on August 25, 2004 by his party, the Hungarian Socialist Party, after Péter Medgyessy resigned due to a conflict with the coalition partner.
Ferenc Gyurcsány's speech in Balatonőszöd in May 2006 Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány gave a May 2006 closed meeting speech in Balatonőszöd to the MSZP (Hungarian Socialist Party) members of the National Assembly of Hungary. This meeting was supposed to be confidental but the Prime Minister's speech was taped and Magyar Rádió (Hungarian Radio) began broadcasting it late afternoon on Sunday September 17, 2006 Timeline of events on the web page of the Hungarian Radio.
Ferenc Hammang Ferenc Hammang (born 20 May, 1944) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team sabre competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow together with György Nébald, Rudolf Nébald, Imre Gedõvári and Pál Gerevich.
Ferenc Hegedüs Ferenc Hegedüs (born 14 September, 1959) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Gábor Totola, Ernõ Kolczonay and Iván Kovács.
Ferenc Herczeg Ferenc Herczeg (22 September 1863, Versec, Hungary - 24 February 1954, Budapest) was a Hungarian playwright and author who promoted conservative nationalist opinion in his country. He founded and edited the magazine New Times in 1895.
Ferenc Joachim Ferenc Joachim (1882-1964) was a Hungarian (Magyar) artist painter who concentrated on portrait and landscape painting in the media of oil, water and pastel colors on the surfaces of canvas, board and paper, and his signature on his paintings have occurred in his Hungarian (Magyar) language usage format most frequently as Csejtei Joachim Ferenc or in its abbreviated form as Cs Joachim F where "Csejtei" is an honorific prefix. In his native Hungarian (Magyar) language the surname or family name is listed first (see Footnote 1) and therefore in his native language usage and format his name is Joachim Ferenc.
Ferenc Juhász Ferenc Juhász (born July 6, 1960) in NyĂregyháza, is a former Minister of Defense for Hungary. From 1990, he has been a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), and from 2000 the vice chairman of the party.
Ferenc Kazinczy Ferenc Kazinczy (October 27, 1759 –August 22, 1831) was a Hungarian author, the most indefatigable agent in the regeneration of the Magyar language and literature at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. His name is today connected to the extensive Language Reform of the 19th century, when thousands of words were coined or revived, enabling the Hungarian language to keep up with scientific progress and become an official language of the nation in 1844.
Ferenc Mádl Ferenc Mádl (born January 29, 1931 in the village of Bánd in Veszprém County) was the President of Hungary, between August 4, 2000 and August 5, 2005. He is married to Dalma Némethy, they have one son and three grandchildren.
Ferenc Máté Ferenc Máté (born 1945 in Hungary) left Hungary after the revolution to emigrate with his mother to Vancouver, British Columbia. He has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, California, New York, Paris, and now resides on a farm in Tuscany with his wife, painter and winemaker Candace Máté, and their son, Peter.
Ferenc Medgyessy Ferenc Medgyessy (born 1881 Debrecen, Hungary - died 1958 Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian sculptor and physician. After graduating in medicine he studied art in Paris, later he studied Michelangelo's and the Etruscan art in Florence.
Ferenc Sebő Ferenc Sebő (b. February 10 1947, Szekszárd) is a Hungarian folklorist and musician, best known as the bandleader for the Sebő Ensemble, a band that produced many future stars, including Márta Sebestyén (later of Muzsikás).
Ference Marton Ference Marton is a Swedish educational psychologist who is best known for introducing the distinction between deep and surface approaches to learning and developing phenomenography as a methodology for educational research. More recently, he has developed a theory of classroom learning based on establishing the prerequisites for learning conceived as the "space of learning.
Ferenciek tere Ferenciek tere (English: Square of the Franciscans) is a square and junction in Budapest. In addition to being the site of a station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro, it is an important public transport junction for the BKV bus line number 7, which connects Pest and southern Buda.
Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), also known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi, is one of the most popular Hungarian sports clubs, founded in 1899. Their stadium is situated in Ferencváros, the ninth District of Budapest.
Ferengi The Ferengi are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe. They first appeared in "The Last Outpost", the seventh episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, during which they made first contact with the United Federation of Planets in 2364 on the planet Delphi Ardu, though they had been mentioned in the series' pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".
Fereydoon Family Fereydoon Family (born September 18, 1945) is a leading Persian physicist in the field of nanotechnology. He is currently Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Physics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and is an elected fellow of The American Physical Society.
Fereydoun Hoveyda Fereydoun Hoveyda ( Fereydūn Hoveyda, born 21 September, 1924 in Damascus, Syria - died 3 November 2006 in Clifton, Virginia, USA) was an Iranian influential diplomat, writer and thinker. He was the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations from 1971 until 1979.
Fereydoun Mirza Fereydoun Mirza (22 January 1922 - 24 September 1975) was the son of Ahmad Shah Qajar. He served as head of the Qajar dynasty from the death of his father in 1930, and Heir Presumptive of the Qajar Dynasty from the death of his uncle Mohammad Hassan Mirza in 1943 until his own death in 1975.
Fereydun FereydĹ«n (ŮریدŮن), also pronounced FarÄ«dĹ«n, in medieval Persian FirÄ“dĹ«n, Middle Persian FrÄ“dĹŤn, and Avestan ÎraÄ“taona is the name of an Iranian mythical king and hero who is an emblem of victory, justice and generosity in the Persian literature.
Ferfer (woreda) Ferfer is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Ferfer. Part of the Gode Zone, Ferfer is bordered on the on the west by Mustahil, on the northwest by the Korahe Zone, on the north by the Werder Zone, and on the east and south by Somalia.
Ferga In Irish mythology Ferga son of Eber Finn was joint High King of Ireland with his brothers Ir, Orba and Fearon, after they overthrew Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, sons of Eremon. They ruled for half a year before being overthrown by Irial Fáith, son of Eremon.
Fergana Fergana or Farghana (Uzbek: Farg'ona [Фарғона], Russian: Фергана) is a city (1999 population: 182,800), the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, and about 75 km west of Andijan.
Fergana Province Fergana Province (, ) is an viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in the far east of the country. It borders the Namangan and Andijan Provinces of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Fergana Valley The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley (, Kyrgyz: Фергана өрөөнү, Tajik: водии Фaрғонa, , ) is a region in the Tian Shan mountain ranges of Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Fergburger Fergburger is a hamburger restaurant located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Fergburger specialises in gourmet hamburgers, making it fairly unique in New Zealand, given the hamburger's status in New Zealand's culinary culture.
Fergenschmeir Fergenschmeir or "Fergenschmeir Corporation" is a fictitious corporation created by Oliver Rist and Paul Venezia for the publication InfoWorld for an October 2005 article, and reused for later projects and articles.
Fergie (DJ) Fergie (real name Robert Ferguson) is a DJ and electronic music artist from Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Initially playing hard house in his early career, he is now better known for breaks and techno.
Fergus Ewing Fergus Ewing (born 23 September 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP. He is the son of the veteran Scottish Nationalist Winnie Ewing (his father was also an SNP councillor) and has long been active in the SNP.
Fergus Finlay Fergus Finlay was the chef de cabinet of the Irish Labour Party and is the chief executive of the charity Barnardo's in Ireland. He is also a weekly columnist with the Irish Examiner and the author of a number of books.
Fergus mac RĂłich In Irish mythology, Fergus (or Fearghus) mac RĂłich (or mac RĂłeg) is the former king of Ulster during the events of the Ulster Cycle. He was tricked out of the kingship by Ness, who made her seven-year-old son Conchobar mac Nessa king in his place.
Fergus McCormick Fergus McCormick is a British-American indie singer-songwriter based in New York City. McCormick grew up in a family of poets and writers in an old house in the country on a gravel road near Flemington, New Jersey.
Fergus McDuck Fergus McDuck (1835-1902) is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck universe. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 1835 to "Dirty" Dingus McDuck and Molly Mallard, both working as coal miners at the time.
Fergus of Galloway Fergus of Galloway was King, or Lord, of Galloway from an unknown date (probably in the 1110s), until his death in 1161. He was the founder of that "sub-kingdom," the resurrector of the Bishopric of Whithorn, the patron of new abbeys (e.
Fergus Slattery Fergus Slattery was born in Dublin on 12th February, 1949. He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for University College Dublin, before earning a call up to the Irish international side in 1970.
Fergus Suter Fergus Suter (or Fergie Suter) was a former stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and played for Partick Thistle and Rangers F.
Fergus, Earl of Buchan Fergus of Buchan was the last native Gaelic Mormaer of Buchan, and only the third to be known by name as Mormaer. Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father (if he was his father) Colbán was a Fifer.
Ferguson Block The Ferguson Block is an office building in Toronto, Ontario, home to various ministries of Ontario's provincial government. The 14 storey building was completed in 1969 and is part of a massive government complex east of the Ontario Legislature, Queen's Park.
Ferguson Company In about 1934, in company with David Brown, Harry Ferguson formed the Ferguson-Brown Company and they produced the Model A Ferguson-Brown tractor with a Ferguson-designed hydraulic system. Ferguson surmised that the tractor hitch was the key to having a better plough and a simpler tractor attachment for it.
Ferguson Jenkins Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs, and also played with the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox.
Ferguson Junior High School (Arlington, Texas) It has been suggested that this school-related article be merged to the appropriate school district or locality article. It may not meet Wikipedia's standards of verifiability or notability, it may not feature multiple independent reliable sources, or it may be a short entry that provides only directory-style information about the school.
Ferguson Left The Independent Left, or the Ferguson Left as it is more commonly known, is a political faction within the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. The faction was founded by Martin Ferguson, a former president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia Ferguson's Cove is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove along Nova Scotia Route 253 . The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area is B3V.
Ferguson, Kentucky Ferguson is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky just south of downtown Somerset KY. It was first named Luethra for the postmaster George Wynn's daughter, then renamed in 1950 for Cincinnati attorney Edward Ferguson, who helped get railroad tracks laid through the community in 1869.
Fergusson College Fergusson College is one of the well known colleges in western India, in the city of Pune. Built in 1885, the college was named after its first patron, Sir James Fergusson, the then governor of Bombay province who donated a then princely sum of Rs 1,200.
Fergustus Pictus Fergustus Pictus or Fergus the Pict was a Scoto-Pictish bishop who is recorded as attending a council organized by Pope Gregory II in 721. He is recorded as "Fergustus episcopus Scotiae Pictus", or "Fergus the Pict, Bishop of the Gaels".
Ferhat-paša Sokolović Ferhat-paša Sokolović was one of the founding fathers of Banja Luka. He was one of the founders of the Banjaluka’s town core, where he built over 200 projects ranging from artisan and sales shops to wheat warehouses, baths and mosques.
Ferhunde Erkin Ferhunde Erkin (born June 8, 1909, Istanbul) is a Turkish pianist. Ferhunde Remzi started her first lessons in Bandirma with her father Ali Remzi Yigitguden's guidance as her brother Necdet Remzi Atak starts violin lessons.
Feria Feria, (Latin for "free day") was a day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not obliged to work, and on which there were no court sessions. In ancient Rome the feriae publicae, legal holidays, were either stativae, recurring regularly (e.
Feria Nacional de San Marcos The Feria Nacional de San Marcos (San Marcos Fair) is a national fair held in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes every year for three (or sometimes four) weeks. Most of the events related to the fair, however, occur in the city of Aguascalientes, the state capital.
Ferid Murad Ferid Murad (born September 14, 1936) is an American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was born in Whiting, Indiana to John Murad (born Xhabir Murat Ejupi), an Albanian and Henrietta Bowman, an American.
Ferishtah's Fancies Ferishtah's Fancies is a book of poetry by Robert Browning first published in 1884. Technically the book is one long poem divided into twelve parts, but the parts are so disparate that many critics have considered it a collection of shorter pieces rather than a lengthy whole.
Ferko lawsuit The Ferko lawsuit is a common nickname for an American lawsuit that was challenged between plaintiff Francis Ferko, a shareholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.'s Texas Motor Speedway, and defendants NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation (ISC).
Ferlach Ferlach (Slovene: Borovlje) is the southernmost "city" of Austria, about 17 km south of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. It currently has a population of 7,602 (Census 2001), of which 9% are Carinthian Slovenes.
Ferlin Husky Ferlin Husky (born December 3, 1925 in Flat River, Missouri) is an American singer who has become well-known as a country-pop chart-topper under various names, including Terry Preston and Simon Crum. In the 1950s and 60s, Husky had several hits, including "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", both number ones on the country charts.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981 The by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on April 9 1981 is considered by many to be the most significant by-election held in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the Troubles. It saw the first victory for the militant Republican movement, which the following year entered electoral politics in full force as Sinn FĂ©in.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, August 1981 The second by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on August 20 1981 was seen by many as a rerun of the earlier contest in April. The by-election was caused by the death of the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.
Fermanagh District Council Fermanagh District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. The borders of the district are very similar to those of the traditional County Fermanagh, containing all of that county plus a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore Road (Irvinestown ward) and Kilskeery Road areas.
Fermanagh GAA The Fermanagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Fear Manach) or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Fermanagh. The county board is also responsible for the Fermanagh inter-county football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams.
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, (it: Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana) (10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1859 after his father's abdication, but never reigned and was deposed in 1860 when Tuscany was annexed to Italy.
Ferdinand KĂĽbler Ferdinand "Ferdi" KĂĽbler was a Swiss cyclist with over 100 professional racing victories, including the 1950 Tour de France. Born July 24 1919, he began racing professionally in 1940 but his early career was limited to competition within Switzerland by the Nazi occupation of much of Europe.
Ferdinand Kittel Reverend Ferdinand Kittel (1832-1903) was a priest and indologist with the Basel Mission in south India and worked in Mangalore, Madikeri and Dharwad in Karnataka. He is most famous for his studies of the Kannada language and for producing the first ever Kannada-English dictionary of about 70,000 words in 1894.
Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: //; or Hernando de Magallanes; Spring 1480–April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese maritime explorer who, at the service of Spain, led the first successful attempt at world circumnavigation. He did not complete his final, westward voyage; he was killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines.
Ferdinand Mannlicher Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher (born January 30 1848 in Mainz, Germany - died January 20 1904 in Vienna, Austria) was an engineer and small armaments designer. He was famous for patenting the Mannlicher-Schönauer rotary magazine rifle with Otto Schönauer.
Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel EdralĂn Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, from 1965 to 1986. In 1972, he declared martial law, which allowed him to stay in power until lifting it in 1981.
Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand "Bong-Bong" Romualdez Marcos, Jr. (born September 13, 1957) is the only son of Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, the former president of the Philippines (1965-1986), and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.
Ferdinand Maurice Felix West Air Commodore Ferdinand Maurice Felix West VC CBE MC RAF (19 January, 1896 – 8 July, 1988) 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.
Ferdinand Mount Sir William Robert Ferdinand Mount, 3rd Baronet (born 2 July 1939), known simply as Ferdinand Mount, is a British writer and novelist, columnist for The Sunday Times and commentator on politics, and Conservative Party politician. He was head of the policy unit in 10 Downing Street in 1982-83, during the time when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, and wrote the 1983 Tory general election manifesto.
Ferdinand of Bavaria Ferdinand of Bavaria (October 6 1577 - September 13 1650) was Prince-elector archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne (Germany) from 1612 to 1650 as successor of Ernest of Bavaria. He was also bishop of Hildesheim, Freising, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn.
Ferdinand Oliver Porsche Ferdinand Oliver Porsche (born March 13, 1961 in Stuttgart) is a German lawyer and member of the Supervisory Board of the German sports car manufacturer Porsche. Son of Ferdinand Alexander Porsche and great-grandson of automotive pioneer Ferdinand Porsche, he completed his M.
Ferdinand Oyono Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (born 14 September 1929) is an author from Cameroon whose work is recognized for irony that shows how easily people can be fooled. After obtaining his high school diploma in Yaoundé, Oyono studied in Paris.
Ferdinand Ries Ferdinand Ries (Bonn, baptised November 28 1784–January 13 1838), from a musical family of Bonn, Ferdinand’s grandfather, Johann Ries (1723-1784), was appointed court trumpeter to the Elector of Cologne at Bonn was a friend and pupil of Beethoven who published in 1838 a collection of reminiscences of his teacher, co-written with Franz Wegeler. He was also a composer who left eight symphonies, a violin concerto and nine piano concertos, and numerous other works in many genres.
Ferdinand Sigg Ferdinand Sigg (* March 22 1902 in Thalwil (Switzerland), †October 27, 1965 in Zürich (Switzerland)) was the first European bishop of the Central Conference of Middle and Southern Europe of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne (25 December 1863 - 14 April 1950),was a 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.
Ferdinand Tönnies Ferdinand Tönnies (July 26, 1855, near Oldenswort (Eiderstedt) - April 9, 1936, Kiel, Germany) was a German sociologist. He was a major contributor to sociological theory and field studies, as well as bringing Thomas Hobbes back on the agenda, by publishing his manuscripts.
Ferdinand von Arnim Ferdinand von Arnim (15 September 1814 in Treptow an der Rega near Berlin–23 March 1866 in Berlin) was an architect and watercolour-painter. He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Ludwig Persius who mainly worked in Berlin and Potsdam.
Ferdinand von LĂĽninck Ferdinand Joseph Meinolph Anton Maria Freiherr von LĂĽninck (born 3 August 1888 in Ostwig, nowadays Bestwig, North Rhine-Westphalia; died 14 November 1944 in Berlin, executed) was a German landowner and officer.
Ferdinand von Roemer Carl Ferdinand von Roemer (1818-1891), German geologist, had originally been educated for the legal profession at Göttingen, but became interested in geology, and abandoning law in 1840, studied science at the University of Berlin, where he graduated Ph.D.
Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg (March 17, 1897 – September 20, 1943) was an Oberführer (senior colonel) of the SS and the SS and police commander of the Warsaw area. He was in charge of the first failed offensive in the Warsaw Ghetto on April 19, 1943.
Ferdinand von Wrangel Baron Ferdinand von Wrangell (, Ferdinand Petrovich Vrangel; December 29, 1796 (January 9, 1797), Pskov, Russia—May 25 (June 6), 1870, Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia)) was a Russian admiral, explorer, Honorable Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg (1855), one of the founders of the Russian Geographic Society.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin (July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was the founder of the Zeppelin airship company. He was born in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden (now part of Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Ferdinand VI of Spain Ferdinand VI, (September 23, 1713 – August 10, 1759), King of Spain from 1746 until his death, second son of Philip V, founder of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty (as opposed to the French Bourbons), by his first marriage with Maria Louisa of Savoy, was born at Madrid on September 23 1713.
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (December 16, 1847–May 21, 1923) was a French traitor, who served as a spy for Germany. Esterhazy was the perpetrator of the crime of which Alfred Dreyfus had been wrongly accused and convicted.
Ferdinand Walter Jurist, born at Wetzlar, 30 November 1794; died at Bonn, 13 December 1879. After studying at the Latin school of MĂĽhlheim on the Rhine (1805-9), and later at Cologne (1809-13), he fought against Napoleon I in 1814, as a volunteer in a Russian regiment.
Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski Ferdinand-Alphonse Oklowski was military officer of Polish origins. As a colonel, he took part in the second uprising of the Lower Canada Rebellions as he commanded the Patriote forces in the Battle of Lacolle, on November 6 and November 7, 1838.
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Parma (January 20, 1751 - October 9, 1802) was duke of Parma from 1765 to 1802. He was the second child and only son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France.
Ferdinandea Ferdinandea is a submerged volcanic island that forms part of the newly discovered underwater volcano Empedocles 30Â km south of Sicily. Currently a seamount, eruptions have raised it above sea level several times before erosion has caused it to submerge again.
Ferdinando Carulli Ferdinando Maria Meinrado Francesco Pascale Rosario Carulli (February 9, 1770–February 17, 1841) was one of the most famous composers for classical guitar and the author of the first complete classical guitar method, which continues to be used today. He wrote a variety of works for classical guitar, including concertos and chamber works.
Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (29 March 1584–14 March 1648), English parliamentary general, was a son of Thomas Fairfax, whom Charles I in 1627 created Lord Fairfax of Cameron in the Peerage of Scotland.
Ferdinando Minoia Ferdinando Minoia (born June 2nd 1884, died 28th June 1940) was an Italian racing driver with an exceptionally long, distinguished and varied career. In 1907 he won the Coppa Florio driving an Isotta-Fraschini.
Ferdinando Monfardini Ferdinando Monfardini is a race car driver born in Isola della Scala, Italy on November 20 1984. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the Durango team, having previously raced in the Formula 3000 series which it replaced.
Ferdinando Provesi Ferdinando Provesi (18th - 19th century) was an early tutor of Giuseppe Verdi, regarded as one of the greatest Italian opera composers. Provesi, a native of Parma, Italy, began teaching Verdi in 1824, when Provesi was the master of music at the cathedral in Busseto (a town not far from the village where Verdi was born).
Ferdinando Russo Ferdinando Russo (1866-1927) was a prominent Neapolitan journalist primarily remembered as a dialect poet and composer of song lyrics. He was also the author of a small volume, La Camorra, about organized crime in Naples, serialized in five instamments in 1897 in il Mattino, still the largest Neapolitan daily newspaper.
Ferdo Šišić Ferdo Šišić (March 9, 1869 - January 1, 1940) was a Croatian historian, the founding figure of the Croatian historiography of the 20th century. He made his most important contributions in the area of Croatian early Middle Ages.
Ferdows Ferdows (or Ferdos; ŮردŮŘł in Persian), the center of Ferdows County, is a town located in the south of Razavi Khorasan Province in Iran. In 2005 it had an estimated population of 25,000 people itself and 65,000 people with its Environs (all Ferdows County).
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski Antoni Ferdynand Ossendowski (1876-1945) was a Polish writer, journalist, traveller, globetrotter, explorer and university professor. He is best known for his novels on Lenin and Russian Civil War, which he took part in.
Ferenc Bene Ferenc Bene (Balatonújlak, December 17, 1944 – Budapest, February 27, 2006) was a Hungarian football (soccer) player of Újpesti Dózsa, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the top scorer of the tournament.
Ferenc Deák (footballer) Ferenc Deak was a Hungarian football player for teams such as Szentlőrinci and Ferencváros. During the football seasons of 1945-46, 1946-1947, and 1948-1949, he was the top scorer in all of European football playing for Szentlőrinci and Ferencváros in Hungary.
Ferenc Erkel Ferenc Erkel [] (November 7, 1810, Gyula - June 25, 1893, Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. He was the father of Hungarian grand opera, written mainly on historical themes, which are still often performed in Hungary.
Ferenc Gyurcsány (pronounced []; born in Pápa, June 4, 1961) is the Prime Minister of Hungary. He was nominated to take that position on August 25, 2004 by his party, the Hungarian Socialist Party, after Péter Medgyessy resigned due to a conflict with the coalition partner.
Ferenc Gyurcsány's speech in Balatonőszöd in May 2006 Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány gave a May 2006 closed meeting speech in Balatonőszöd to the MSZP (Hungarian Socialist Party) members of the National Assembly of Hungary. This meeting was supposed to be confidental but the Prime Minister's speech was taped and Magyar Rádió (Hungarian Radio) began broadcasting it late afternoon on Sunday September 17, 2006 Timeline of events on the web page of the Hungarian Radio.
Ferenc Hammang Ferenc Hammang (born 20 May, 1944) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a bronze medal in the team sabre competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow together with György Nébald, Rudolf Nébald, Imre Gedõvári and Pál Gerevich.
Ferenc Hegedüs Ferenc Hegedüs (born 14 September, 1959) is a Hungarian fencer, who won a silver medal in the team Épée competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona together with Krisztián Kulcsár, Gábor Totola, Ernõ Kolczonay and Iván Kovács.
Ferenc Herczeg Ferenc Herczeg (22 September 1863, Versec, Hungary - 24 February 1954, Budapest) was a Hungarian playwright and author who promoted conservative nationalist opinion in his country. He founded and edited the magazine New Times in 1895.
Ferenc Joachim Ferenc Joachim (1882-1964) was a Hungarian (Magyar) artist painter who concentrated on portrait and landscape painting in the media of oil, water and pastel colors on the surfaces of canvas, board and paper, and his signature on his paintings have occurred in his Hungarian (Magyar) language usage format most frequently as Csejtei Joachim Ferenc or in its abbreviated form as Cs Joachim F where "Csejtei" is an honorific prefix. In his native Hungarian (Magyar) language the surname or family name is listed first (see Footnote 1) and therefore in his native language usage and format his name is Joachim Ferenc.
Ferenc Juhász Ferenc Juhász (born July 6, 1960) in NyĂregyháza, is a former Minister of Defense for Hungary. From 1990, he has been a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), and from 2000 the vice chairman of the party.
Ferenc Kazinczy Ferenc Kazinczy (October 27, 1759 –August 22, 1831) was a Hungarian author, the most indefatigable agent in the regeneration of the Magyar language and literature at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. His name is today connected to the extensive Language Reform of the 19th century, when thousands of words were coined or revived, enabling the Hungarian language to keep up with scientific progress and become an official language of the nation in 1844.
Ferenc Mádl Ferenc Mádl (born January 29, 1931 in the village of Bánd in Veszprém County) was the President of Hungary, between August 4, 2000 and August 5, 2005. He is married to Dalma Némethy, they have one son and three grandchildren.
Ferenc Máté Ferenc Máté (born 1945 in Hungary) left Hungary after the revolution to emigrate with his mother to Vancouver, British Columbia. He has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, California, New York, Paris, and now resides on a farm in Tuscany with his wife, painter and winemaker Candace Máté, and their son, Peter.
Ferenc Medgyessy Ferenc Medgyessy (born 1881 Debrecen, Hungary - died 1958 Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian sculptor and physician. After graduating in medicine he studied art in Paris, later he studied Michelangelo's and the Etruscan art in Florence.
Ferenc Sebő Ferenc Sebő (b. February 10 1947, Szekszárd) is a Hungarian folklorist and musician, best known as the bandleader for the Sebő Ensemble, a band that produced many future stars, including Márta Sebestyén (later of Muzsikás).
Ference Marton Ference Marton is a Swedish educational psychologist who is best known for introducing the distinction between deep and surface approaches to learning and developing phenomenography as a methodology for educational research. More recently, he has developed a theory of classroom learning based on establishing the prerequisites for learning conceived as the "space of learning.
Ferenciek tere Ferenciek tere (English: Square of the Franciscans) is a square and junction in Budapest. In addition to being the site of a station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro, it is an important public transport junction for the BKV bus line number 7, which connects Pest and southern Buda.
Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), also known as Ferencváros, nicknamed Fradi, is one of the most popular Hungarian sports clubs, founded in 1899. Their stadium is situated in Ferencváros, the ninth District of Budapest.
Ferengi The Ferengi are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the Star Trek universe. They first appeared in "The Last Outpost", the seventh episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987, during which they made first contact with the United Federation of Planets in 2364 on the planet Delphi Ardu, though they had been mentioned in the series' pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint".
Fereydoon Family Fereydoon Family (born September 18, 1945) is a leading Persian physicist in the field of nanotechnology. He is currently Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Physics at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and is an elected fellow of The American Physical Society.
Fereydoun Hoveyda Fereydoun Hoveyda ( Fereydūn Hoveyda, born 21 September, 1924 in Damascus, Syria - died 3 November 2006 in Clifton, Virginia, USA) was an Iranian influential diplomat, writer and thinker. He was the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations from 1971 until 1979.
Fereydoun Mirza Fereydoun Mirza (22 January 1922 - 24 September 1975) was the son of Ahmad Shah Qajar. He served as head of the Qajar dynasty from the death of his father in 1930, and Heir Presumptive of the Qajar Dynasty from the death of his uncle Mohammad Hassan Mirza in 1943 until his own death in 1975.
Fereydun FereydĹ«n (ŮریدŮن), also pronounced FarÄ«dĹ«n, in medieval Persian FirÄ“dĹ«n, Middle Persian FrÄ“dĹŤn, and Avestan ÎraÄ“taona is the name of an Iranian mythical king and hero who is an emblem of victory, justice and generosity in the Persian literature.
Ferfer (woreda) Ferfer is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Ferfer. Part of the Gode Zone, Ferfer is bordered on the on the west by Mustahil, on the northwest by the Korahe Zone, on the north by the Werder Zone, and on the east and south by Somalia.
Ferga In Irish mythology Ferga son of Eber Finn was joint High King of Ireland with his brothers Ir, Orba and Fearon, after they overthrew Muimne, Luigne and Laigne, sons of Eremon. They ruled for half a year before being overthrown by Irial Fáith, son of Eremon.
Fergana Fergana or Farghana (Uzbek: Farg'ona [Фарғона], Russian: Фергана) is a city (1999 population: 182,800), the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, and about 75 km west of Andijan.
Fergana Province Fergana Province (, ) is an viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in the far east of the country. It borders the Namangan and Andijan Provinces of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Fergana Valley The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley (, Kyrgyz: Фергана өрөөнү, Tajik: водии Фaрғонa, , ) is a region in the Tian Shan mountain ranges of Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Fergburger Fergburger is a hamburger restaurant located in Queenstown, New Zealand. Fergburger specialises in gourmet hamburgers, making it fairly unique in New Zealand, given the hamburger's status in New Zealand's culinary culture.
Fergenschmeir Fergenschmeir or "Fergenschmeir Corporation" is a fictitious corporation created by Oliver Rist and Paul Venezia for the publication InfoWorld for an October 2005 article, and reused for later projects and articles.
Fergie (DJ) Fergie (real name Robert Ferguson) is a DJ and electronic music artist from Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Initially playing hard house in his early career, he is now better known for breaks and techno.
Fergus Ewing Fergus Ewing (born 23 September 1957, Glasgow) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP. He is the son of the veteran Scottish Nationalist Winnie Ewing (his father was also an SNP councillor) and has long been active in the SNP.
Fergus Finlay Fergus Finlay was the chef de cabinet of the Irish Labour Party and is the chief executive of the charity Barnardo's in Ireland. He is also a weekly columnist with the Irish Examiner and the author of a number of books.
Fergus mac RĂłich In Irish mythology, Fergus (or Fearghus) mac RĂłich (or mac RĂłeg) is the former king of Ulster during the events of the Ulster Cycle. He was tricked out of the kingship by Ness, who made her seven-year-old son Conchobar mac Nessa king in his place.
Fergus McCormick Fergus McCormick is a British-American indie singer-songwriter based in New York City. McCormick grew up in a family of poets and writers in an old house in the country on a gravel road near Flemington, New Jersey.
Fergus McDuck Fergus McDuck (1835-1902) is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck universe. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 1835 to "Dirty" Dingus McDuck and Molly Mallard, both working as coal miners at the time.
Fergus of Galloway Fergus of Galloway was King, or Lord, of Galloway from an unknown date (probably in the 1110s), until his death in 1161. He was the founder of that "sub-kingdom," the resurrector of the Bishopric of Whithorn, the patron of new abbeys (e.
Fergus Slattery Fergus Slattery was born in Dublin on 12th February, 1949. He played schools rugby for Blackrock College and then moved on to play senior rugby for University College Dublin, before earning a call up to the Irish international side in 1970.
Fergus Suter Fergus Suter (or Fergie Suter) was a former stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game in the United Kingdom during the 19th century. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer, Suter was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and played for Partick Thistle and Rangers F.
Fergus, Earl of Buchan Fergus of Buchan was the last native Gaelic Mormaer of Buchan, and only the third to be known by name as Mormaer. Fergus appears to have had strong connections in Fife, and it is possible that his father (if he was his father) Colbán was a Fifer.
Ferguson Block The Ferguson Block is an office building in Toronto, Ontario, home to various ministries of Ontario's provincial government. The 14 storey building was completed in 1969 and is part of a massive government complex east of the Ontario Legislature, Queen's Park.
Ferguson Company In about 1934, in company with David Brown, Harry Ferguson formed the Ferguson-Brown Company and they produced the Model A Ferguson-Brown tractor with a Ferguson-designed hydraulic system. Ferguson surmised that the tractor hitch was the key to having a better plough and a simpler tractor attachment for it.
Ferguson Jenkins Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs, and also played with the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox.
Ferguson Junior High School (Arlington, Texas) It has been suggested that this school-related article be merged to the appropriate school district or locality article. It may not meet Wikipedia's standards of verifiability or notability, it may not feature multiple independent reliable sources, or it may be a short entry that provides only directory-style information about the school.
Ferguson Left The Independent Left, or the Ferguson Left as it is more commonly known, is a political faction within the Victorian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. The faction was founded by Martin Ferguson, a former president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).
Ferguson's Cove, Nova Scotia Ferguson's Cove is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on the western shore of Halifax Harbour between Purcell's Cove and Herring Cove along Nova Scotia Route 253 . The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area is B3V.
Ferguson, Kentucky Ferguson is a city in Pulaski County, Kentucky just south of downtown Somerset KY. It was first named Luethra for the postmaster George Wynn's daughter, then renamed in 1950 for Cincinnati attorney Edward Ferguson, who helped get railroad tracks laid through the community in 1869.
Fergusson College Fergusson College is one of the well known colleges in western India, in the city of Pune. Built in 1885, the college was named after its first patron, Sir James Fergusson, the then governor of Bombay province who donated a then princely sum of Rs 1,200.
Fergustus Pictus Fergustus Pictus or Fergus the Pict was a Scoto-Pictish bishop who is recorded as attending a council organized by Pope Gregory II in 721. He is recorded as "Fergustus episcopus Scotiae Pictus", or "Fergus the Pict, Bishop of the Gaels".
Ferhat-paša Sokolović Ferhat-paša Sokolović was one of the founding fathers of Banja Luka. He was one of the founders of the Banjaluka’s town core, where he built over 200 projects ranging from artisan and sales shops to wheat warehouses, baths and mosques.
Ferhunde Erkin Ferhunde Erkin (born June 8, 1909, Istanbul) is a Turkish pianist. Ferhunde Remzi started her first lessons in Bandirma with her father Ali Remzi Yigitguden's guidance as her brother Necdet Remzi Atak starts violin lessons.
Feria Feria, (Latin for "free day") was a day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not obliged to work, and on which there were no court sessions. In ancient Rome the feriae publicae, legal holidays, were either stativae, recurring regularly (e.
Feria Nacional de San Marcos The Feria Nacional de San Marcos (San Marcos Fair) is a national fair held in the Mexican state of Aguascalientes every year for three (or sometimes four) weeks. Most of the events related to the fair, however, occur in the city of Aguascalientes, the state capital.
Ferid Murad Ferid Murad (born September 14, 1936) is an American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was born in Whiting, Indiana to John Murad (born Xhabir Murat Ejupi), an Albanian and Henrietta Bowman, an American.
Ferishtah's Fancies Ferishtah's Fancies is a book of poetry by Robert Browning first published in 1884. Technically the book is one long poem divided into twelve parts, but the parts are so disparate that many critics have considered it a collection of shorter pieces rather than a lengthy whole.
Ferko lawsuit The Ferko lawsuit is a common nickname for an American lawsuit that was challenged between plaintiff Francis Ferko, a shareholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.'s Texas Motor Speedway, and defendants NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation (ISC).
Ferlach Ferlach (Slovene: Borovlje) is the southernmost "city" of Austria, about 17 km south of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt. It currently has a population of 7,602 (Census 2001), of which 9% are Carinthian Slovenes.
Ferlin Husky Ferlin Husky (born December 3, 1925 in Flat River, Missouri) is an American singer who has become well-known as a country-pop chart-topper under various names, including Terry Preston and Simon Crum. In the 1950s and 60s, Husky had several hits, including "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", both number ones on the country charts.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, April 1981 The by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on April 9 1981 is considered by many to be the most significant by-election held in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the Troubles. It saw the first victory for the militant Republican movement, which the following year entered electoral politics in full force as Sinn FĂ©in.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, August 1981 The second by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on August 20 1981 was seen by many as a rerun of the earlier contest in April. The by-election was caused by the death of the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands.
Fermanagh District Council Fermanagh District Council is a local council in Northern Ireland. The borders of the district are very similar to those of the traditional County Fermanagh, containing all of that county plus a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore Road (Irvinestown ward) and Kilskeery Road areas.
Fermanagh GAA The Fermanagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Fear Manach) or Fermanagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Fermanagh. The county board is also responsible for the Fermanagh inter-county football, hurling, camogie and ladies football teams.
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