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Frederick the Winter King
(Encyclopedia)Frederick the Winter King, 1596–1632, king of Bohemia (1619–20), elector palatine (1610–20) as Frederick V. The Protestant diet of Bohemia deposed the Roman Catholic King Ferdinand (Holy Roman E...Olmsted, Frederick Law
(Encyclopedia)Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822–1903, American landscape architect and writer, b. Hartford, Conn. Although his Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England had appeared in 1852, Olmsted first attai...Turner, Frederick Jackson
(Encyclopedia)Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861–1932, American historian, b. Portage, Wis. He taught at the Univ. of Wisconsin from 1885 to 1910 except for a year spent in graduate study at Johns Hopkins. From 1910...Bodley, George Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Bodley, George Frederick bŏdˈlē [key], 1827–1907, English architect. One of the most prominent and prolific ecclesiastical architects, Bodley was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott. A friend of ...Frederick V, elector palatine
(Encyclopedia)Frederick V, elector palatine: see Frederick the Winter King. ...Jackson, Frederick John Foakes-
(Encyclopedia)Jackson, Frederick John Foakes-: see Foakes-Jackson, Frederick John. ...Villiers, George William Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Villiers, George William Frederick: see Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of. ...Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley
(Encyclopedia)Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley: see Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st earl of. ...Frederick, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Frederick, city (2020 pop. 78,171), seat of Frederick co., NW Md.; settled 1745, inc. 1817. The processing center of a fertile farm and dairying area, i...Faber, Frederick William
(Encyclopedia)Faber, Frederick William fāˈbər [key], 1814–63, English theologian and hymn writer. A friend of John Henry Newman and an adherent of the Oxford movement, he became (1843) rector of Eton. In 1845 ...Browse by Subject
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