(Encyclopedia) Charles William Ferdinand, 1735–1806, duke of Brunswick (1780–1806), Prussian field marshal. He had great success in the Seven Years War (1756–63) and was commander in chief (1792–94)…
(Encyclopedia) Esterhazy, Ferdinand WalsinEsterhazy, Ferdinand Walsinĕsˈtərhäˌzē, Fr. fĕrdēnäNˈ välsăNˈ ĕstĕräzēˈ [key], 1847–1923, French army officer, member of a French family possibly related to…
(Encyclopedia) Gutzkow, Karl FerdinandGutzkow, Karl Ferdinandkärl fĕrˈdēnänt g&oobreve;tsˈkō [key], 1811–78, German writer. He entered journalism in 1831 and became a leader of the antiromantic…
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Ferdinand I de', 1549–1609, grand duke of Tuscany (1587–1609); brother and successor of Francesco de' Medici. He was made a cardinal in his youth, and he built the famous Villa…
(Encyclopedia) Meyer, Conrad FerdinandMeyer, Conrad Ferdinandkônˈrät fĕrˈdēnänt mīˈər [key], 1825–98, Swiss poet and novelist. He studied history and art and later turned to literature. He is best…
(Encyclopedia) Möbius, Augustus FerdinandMöbius, Augustus Ferdinandmōˈbēəs, Ger. möˈbēəs [key],(1790–1868), German mathematician and astronomer, b. Schulpforta, Saxony. A professor of astronomy at…
(Encyclopedia) Oyono, Ferdinand LéopoldOyono, Ferdinand Léopoldōyōˈnō, ōˌyōnōˈ [key], 1929–2010, Cameroonian statesman and novelist writing in French. After studying in Africa and in Paris at the Law…
(Encyclopedia) Marcos, Ferdinand EdralinMarcos, Ferdinand Edralinfārdēnändˈ ĕdˈrälēnˌ märˈkōs [key], 1917–89, Philippine political leader. A lawyer and aide to Manuel Roxas (1946–47), he was elected…
(Encyclopedia) Buisson, Ferdinand ÉdouardBuisson, Ferdinand ÉdouardfĕrdēnäNˈ ādwärˈ büēsôNˈ [key], 1841–1932, French educator and Nobel Peace Prize winner. He studied at the Sorbonne and later taught…
