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Frederick T. Andrews
Frederick T. Andrews (1926–2013) was an American electrical engineer at Bell Laboratories who helped develop the T1 digital carrier and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1988.
Frederick T. Wall
Frederick T. Wall (1912–2010) was an American physical chemist known for the statistical thermodynamics of polymers and the first Monte Carlo simulations of macromolecules on a digital computer.
Frederick Taylor
Frederick Taylor, known as Fred Taylor, is a mathematician who co-founded TGS Management, a secretive quantitative hedge fund in Irvine, California, in 1989, after working at Princeton-Newport Partners.
Frederick Temple
Frederick Temple (1821–1902) was an Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Exeter, Bishop of London, and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1896 to 1902; he crowned Edward VII in 1902.
Frederick Terman
Frederick Emmons Terman (1900–1982) was an American electrical engineer, dean of engineering and provost at Stanford, who advised Hewlett-Packard's founders and is credited with building Silicon Valley.
Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great, or Frederick II of Prussia, reigned as King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786, seizing Silesia and making Prussia a leading European power.
Frederick Thomas Trouton
Frederick Thomas Trouton (1863–1922) was an Irish physicist who gave his name to Trouton's rule and designed ether-drift experiments with null results that helped prepare for special relativity.
Frederick Trump
Frederick Trump, born Friedrich Trump, was a German-American barber turned restaurant and hotel founder in Seattle and the Yukon during the Klondike gold rush, and grandfather of Donald Trump.
Frederick Twort
Frederick William Twort was a British bacteriologist who in 1915 first described the bacteria-killing agent later known as bacteriophage, and identified the growth factor behind vitamin K.
Frederick V of Denmark
Frederik 5. (Frederick V, 1723–1766), king of Denmark-Norway 1746–1766, son of Christian VI; peaceful, prosperous reign run by ministers Moltke and Bernstorff; Frederiksstaden, art academy; adscription strengthened 1764.
Frederick V, Elector Palatine
Frederick V, also known as Fridrich Falcký, was elector palatine of the Rhine and, from 1619 to 1620, elected king of Bohemia, nicknamed the "Winter King".
Frederick VI of Denmark
Frederick VI (Frederik 6., 1768–1839) ruled Denmark-Norway as regent from 1784, was king of Denmark 1808–1839 and Norway 1808–1814, lost Norway by the Treaty of Kiel, and defended absolutism into the Danish Golden Age.
Frederick VII of Denmark
Frederik VII (1808-1863), King of Denmark 1848-1863, also styled Frederick VII; last absolute and first constitutional Danish monarch, signed the June Constitution 5 June 1849; childless last Oldenburg king succeeded by Christian IX.
Frederick VIII of Denmark
Frederick VIII of Denmark (Frederik 8., Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl, 1843–1912), Glücksborg king 1906–1912, crown prince for 43 years, parliamentarism supporter, husband of Lovisa of Sweden, father of Christian X and Haakon VII.
Frederick Vine
Frederick Vine, full name Frederick John Vine, was a British marine geologist whose 1963 explanation of oceanic magnetic anomalies led to the acceptance of plate tectonics.
Frederick von Mierers
Frederick von Mierers (born Freddie Meyer, 1946–1990), American cult leader who founded Eternal Values, claimed Arcturus origin; not a social psychologist; taxonomy placement an indexing error.
Frederick W. Alt
Frederick W. Alt is an American immunologist, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator since 1987, and Harvard professor known for work on V(D)J recombination and genome stability.
Frederick W. Dahlquist
Frederick W. Dahlquist is a biochemist and biophysicist, Distinguished Professor at UC Santa Barbara since 2004, known for using NMR to study protein structure and bacterial chemotaxis signaling.
Frederick W. Garry
Frederick W. Garry (1921–1993) was an American aerospace manufacturing executive who led General Electric's military engines business, then served as chairman and CEO of Rohr Industries.
Frederick W. Lanchester
Frederick W. Lanchester, also known as Frederick William Lanchester, was an English engineer who built the first British automobile in 1895 and pioneered the circulation theory of lift.
Frederick W. Smith
Frederick W. Smith, also known as Fred W. Smith, was an American entrepreneur who founded Federal Express (FedEx) in 1971 and served as its chief executive until 2022.
Frederick W. Sturckow
Frederick Wilford "Rick" Sturckow, born 1961, is an American engineer, retired Marine Corps colonel, and former NASA astronaut who flew four shuttle missions before joining Virgin Galactic as a pilot.
Frederick Ward Putnam
Frederic Ward Putnam (1839–1915) was an American anthropologist born in Salem, Massachusetts, who taught at Harvard, curated the Peabody Museum, and is regarded as the founder of American anthropology.
Frederick Whitaker
Sir Frederick Whitaker (1812–1891) was an English-born lawyer, businessman, and politician in Auckland, New Zealand, who served twice as premier and helped found the Bank of New Zealand.
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I., 1688–1740), the 'Soldier King', second king in Prussia (1713–1740), father of Frederick the Great; built the army, General Directory, and finances behind Prussia's rise.
Frederick William II of Prussia
Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II, 1744-1797), King of Prussia 1786-1797 between Frederick the Great and Frederick William III; Polish Partitions gains, 1794 Landrecht, Wöllner's 1788 Religionsedikt, Peace of Basel 1795.
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III, 1770–1840), King of Prussia 1797–1840: defeated by Napoleon at Jena 1806, Tilsit 1807, Stein-Hardenberg reforms, Wars of Liberation, unfulfilled 1815 constitution, and the Prussian Church Union.
Frederick William IV of Prussia
Frederick William IV (Friedrich Wilhelm IV, 1795–1861), King of Prussia 1840–1861, eldest son of Frederick William III; refused the Frankfurt Parliament's imperial crown in 1849, granted Prussia's 1848/1850 constitution, and was succeeded by his brother Wilhelm I.
Frederick William, the Great Elector
Frederick William, the Great Elector (Friedrich Wilhelm, der Große Kurfürst, 1620–1688), elector of Brandenburg from 1640, rebuilt war-ravaged Brandenburg-Prussia, founded its army and bureaucracy, won Prussian sovereignty at Oliva (1660), and earned his epithet at Fehrbellin (1675).
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Frederick Winslow Taylor, also known as F. W. Taylor, was an American mechanical engineer whose stopwatch time studies and 1911 book The Principles of Scientific Management founded scientific management, or Taylorism.