Category: Biography
Klaus Fuchs Klaus Fuchs (1911-88), German physicist and spy. As a young man he studied at Kiel University and became a member of the Communist party. In 1933 he …
Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), British prison reformer, born Elizabeth Gurney. She was ordained as a Quaker preacher in 1811. In 1813 she visited Newgate prison and, horrified by …
Robert Frost Robert Frost (1874-1963), US poet. From the age of ten Frost was brought up in New England, a region that would provide him with lifelong inspiration. As …
Friedrich Fröbel Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852), German educator. Although he had had little formal education himself, he taught for six years. During this time he developed such strong ideas about …
Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (1912), U-S economist, a leading proponent of monetarism. Friedman carried out economic research for various government bureaus be-fore becoming professor of economics at Chicago University …
Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Austrian psychiatrist who founded psychoanalysis, a method of treating mental disorders by inducing the patient to bring repressed feelings and memories into consciousness. Rejecting …
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, known as Frederick the Great (1712-86). King of Prussia. As a boy he was forced to undergo military training …
Frederick I of Prussia Frederick I of Prussia (1123-90). Holy Roman Emperor, known as Barbarossa. He succeeded his father as duke of Swabia and was crowned emperor in Rome …
