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Fe-Ri Construction
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Feradach Finnfechtnach
Feradach Finnfechtnach, son of Crimthann Nia Náir, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 1st century AD. He was said to have had two bull's horns on his head. Sources disagree on his succession to the kingship. The Annals of the Four Masters says his father, Crimthann, was overthrown by Cair..
Ferae
Ferae is a clade consisting of the orders Pholidota and Carnivora. At first sight, these orders of mammals do not seem to have very much in common. In fact, the Pholidotes where once thought to be the closest relatives of the Xenarthra. The close relationship to the Carnivores is a result of recent..
Ferae naturae
Ferae naturae, Latin for "nature [wild] animals," is a legal term that means any animals that are not designated domesticated animals by law. In property law, ferae naturae residing on real property are not usually considered part of the property unless the animals have been tamed or captu..
Feragen
Feragen is a lake in the municipality of Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. Feragen is also the name of a small village situated at the northern end of the lake. See also List of lakes in Norway ..
Ferahgo the Assassin
Ferahgo the Assassin is a character from the Redwall book series. He is an anthropomorphic weasel. Ferahgo is a dangerous killer, a master of knife throwing. Long ago, he killed the parents of Badger Lords Urthstripe the Strong and Urthwyte the Mighty. Years later, the assassin arrived in the north..
Feral
A feral horse (or "mustang") galloping in Wyoming A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. Rarely will the environment have evolved to accommodate the feral organism into its established ecology. Therefore, feral anima..
Feralia
Feralia was a Roman feast honoring the "infernal powers". It typically fell on February 22 and was the last day of the Parentalia, a week-long festival that honored the dead. The Feralia was also religious holiday sacred to Jupiter, whose surname was Feretrius. Also, is a powerful demon in Danilo an..
Feraligatr
is a fictional character of the Pokémon franchise. Feraligatr's name is derived from the words feral, meaning wild and untamed, and a corrupted version of alligator. Rumor is the full spelling should be "Feralligator" but the limit of letters to a Pokemon species' name is 10, as dictated by the ..
Feral (comics)
Feral is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, most recognizably associated as a member of the New Mutants and X-Force. In many ways, she was X-Force's counterpart to X-Factor's Wolfsbane, or the X-Men's Wolverine. History The cat-like mutant Feral joined Cable's paramil..
Feral (Mutant X)
In the televison show Mutant X Genomex created four classes of new mutants: feral, elemental, molecular and psionic. Feral New Mutants have had their DNA spliced with animal DNA resulting in either physical or mental characteristics of the animal. They are usually athletic. Subclasses (listed in ..
Feral (subculture)
The term "feral" means "wild". In Australian slang, a "feral" generally refers to a person who dresses and acts in what is seen to be an uncontrolled manner: In some instances it is a derogative form instead of the more positive Hippie. There is a strong correlation between this manner and what the ..
Feral Brewing Company
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Feral cat
Rescued feral kittensMost feral kittens have little chance of surving more than a few months and are vulnerable to starvation, predators, disease and even flea-induced anemia. Here, kittens from two feral litters are fostered by a domestic mother. A feral cat is a cat which has been separate..
Feral cat colony
A Feral cat colony is a population (or "clowder") of feral domestic cats (not to be confused with wild cats). Members of a feral cat colony can include cats that have strayed after living with human caretakers as well as their offspring, which have had little human contact or none at all. Establi..
Feral child
A feral child (feral, ie. "wild" or undomesticated) is a human child who, from a very young age, has lived in isolation from human contact and has remained unaware of human social behavior, and unexposed to language. A feral child is an extremely rare phenomenon, and there are only just over a hundr..
Feral children in mythology and fiction
Cover from Shasta of the Wolves by Olaf Baker (1921 British edition) Feral children (that is, children raised by animals) in mythology and fiction are often depicted as having superior strength, intelligence and morals to "normal" people, the implication being that because of their animal u..
Feral House
Feral House is a publisher of "high quality books on forbidden topics" owned and operated by Adam Parfrey, but named by Boyd Rice. Mr. Parfrey has stated he started Feral House in order to disseminate "Pure information" as a revolt against currently established entertainment and news media. Subjects..
Feral Interactive
Feral Interactive is a young publishing company that was set up towards the end of 1996 to publish games and other software that for various reasons did not 'fit' with the release programs of the large established publishers. It has established itself as a prominent publisher of Macintosh games and ..
Feral Scholar
Feral Scholar[link] is a blog created by the author and antiwar activist Stan Goff. Feral Scholar features articles and commentary about important political issues such as imperialism, the War in Iraq, and the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on US society. The blog has also f..
Feral Tribune
Feral Tribune is a political weekly newspaper in Croatia. Despite the English-sounding name, it is written entirely in Croatian. It started as a political satire leaflet, transformed into a satirical weekly paper, and evolved into a popular political weekly. Today's Feral Tribune commonly includes ..
Ferapontov Monastery
Difficulty of access helped preserve the monastery intact since the 17th century St Nicholas, the patron saint of Russian merchants. Fresco by Dionisius from the Ferapontov Monastery. The Ferapontov convent (Russian: Ферапонтов монастырь), in the Vologda region of Ru..
Ferashas
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Ferazel's Wand
Ferazel's Wand is an action-RPG by Ben Spees with Ambrosia Software for Mac OS. Ferazel must defend his homeland from an invading insectoid race. External links [Homepage] ..
Ferbane
Ferbane (Féar Bán in Irish, meaning "white grass") is a small town on the north bank of the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland, between Birr and Athlone. Ireland's first milled-peat fired power station was commissioned by the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) at Ferbane in 1957. Since the statio..
Ferberite
A sample of Ferberite Ferberite is the iron endmember of the manganese - iron wolframite solid solution series. The manganese endmember is hübnerite. Ferberite is a black monoclinic mineral composed of iron(II) tungstate, FeWO4. Ferberite occurs as granular masses and as slender prismatic c..
Ferber method
Ferberization is a technique invented by Dr. Richard Ferber to solve infant sleep problems. Primarily, it involves progressively training children to put themselves to sleep autonomously. While some regard it as a cold, callous approach, most experts regard it as simply one of many possible approac..
Ferchar, Earl of Strathearn
Mormaer Ferchar (fl. 1138) is the second earliest known Mormaer of Strathearn, but as with other Mormaerdoms, this is simply a source problem and in no way means the he actually was the second. Ferchar, like his predecessor Máel Ísu I, is largely absent from the witness lists of Scottish royal ch..
Ferchar Fota
Ferchar Fota (Ferchar the Tall) (died c. 697) was probably king of the Cenél Loairn of Dál Riata, and perhaps of all Dál Riata. His father is named as Feredach mac Fergusa and he was said to be a descendant in the 6th generation of Loarn mac Eirc. Ferchar is first reported in the Annals of Tiger..
Ferchar mac Connaid
Ferchar mac Connaid was king of Dál Riata (in modern Scotland) from about 642 until 650. He was a son of Connad Cerr and thus a member of the Cenél nGabráin. His death appears in the Annals of Ulster for 694 along with a number of other entries which appear to be misplaced by 45 years. The Duan ..
Ferd'nand
Ferd'nand is a comic strip, notable for both its lack of word balloons, lack of continuity, and for its longevity. Contents 1 Background2 Author3 Characters4 External links Background Ferd'nand was first published 1937 by the Presse-Illustrations-Bureau of Copenhagen. Creat..
Ferde Grofé
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé (New York City, March 27, 1892 – Santa Monica, California, April 3, 1972) was an American composer, pianist and arranger. He was born into a family of four generations of classical musicians. His father was a baritone and actor and his mother a cellist and music..
Ferdiad
In Irish mythology, Ferdiad (also Fer Diad, Ferdia) was the son of Daire (or son of Damáin son of Daire) and the champion of the men of Domnand (Fir Domnann) from Irrus Domnann in Connacht. Along with the Fir Bolg, the Fir Domnann were among the early inhabitants of Ireland before the coming of the..
Ferdie Catropa
Ferdie Catropa, born 1953 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is an American professional golfer. He was a member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America. Catropa displayed early skill at golf, and represented Connecticut in the 1969 United States Golf Association Amateur Championship, and att..
Ferdie Pacheco
Ferdie Pacheco was a Showtime boxing analyst and painter who was earlier the physician to Muhammad Ali. Pacheco had been interested in boxing since childhood, and worked with fighters. He began working with Ali, where he gained fame as Ali's cornerman. Pacheco left Ali's team in the late 70's when i..
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a Germanic given name composed of the words for prepared and journey. It is particularly common in nations that were settled by the Visigoths: Fernando, Hernando, Ferran and Hernán in Spanish, and Fernando and Fernão in Portuguese. The French forms are Ferrand and Fernandel, and it i..
Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa
Ferdinand Duke of Genoa (15 November 1822 - 1855) was married to Elizabeth of Saxony in 1850. They had two children: Margaret Theresa (b 20 November 1851) and Thomas, Duke of Genoa (b 1854). ..
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma
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Ferdinand, Idaho
Ferdinand is a city in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census. Geography Ferdinand is located at [46°9′10″N, 116°23′26″W] (46.152701, -116.390438)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci..
Ferdinand, Indiana
Ferdinand is a town in Dubois County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,277 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Attractions4 External links Geography Ferdinand is located at [38°13′31″N, 86°51′40″W] (38.225392, -86.860996)&..
Ferdinand, Vermont
Ferdinand, Vermont Ferdinand is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 33 at the 2000 census. Ferdinand is one of five Vermont towns where the population levels have dropped so low that the town has been unincorporated. The town has no local government and the town'..
Ferdinand-Jean Darier
Ferdinand-Jean Darier Darier Jean Ferdinand (b. April 26 1856, Budapest, Hungary; d. 1938, Paris, France) was a French physician, pathologist and dermatologist. Darier was a brilliant clinician and outstanding pathologist, who studied with Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835-1922) at the Collège de..
Ferdinandea
Approximate location of Ferdinandea Ferdinandea is a submerged volcanic island that forms part of the newly discovered underwater volcano Empedocles 30 km south of Sicily. Currently a seamount, eruptions have raised it above sea level several times before erosion has caused it to submer..
Ferdinando Carulli
This article is part of the Classical guitar series (Please move this template to the end of the page) [[Portal:Classical guitar|Classical guitar Portal]] - Classical guitar - History of the classical guitar - Vihuela - Baroque guitar - Early romantic guitar - Romantic guitar - Modern classical..
Ferdinando Castagnoli
Ferdinando Castagnoli (born June 18, 1917; died July 28, 1988) was a Roman topographer who taught at the University of Rome. Among Castagnoli's fieldwork accomplishments was the amazing discovery of the Latin sanctuary at Lavinium (modern Pratica di Mare) and its series of 13 altars, a find that wa..
Ferdinando Coppola
Ferdinando Coppola (born 10 June 1978) is an Italian football goalkeeper. Teams and clubs 1995-2000: Napoli (Serie A)2000-2003: Bologna (Serie A)2003: Ascoli (Serie B)2004: Reggina (Serie A on loan from Ascoli2004-2006: Ascoli (Serie B & Serie A)2006-present: A.C. Milan ..
Ferdinando d'Adda
Ferdinando d'Adda was a Roman Catholic bishop and diplomat. D'Adda was born in Milan in 1649. He served as Prefect of the Congregation of Rites. As Papal Nuncio in London during the reign of James II he was charged by Pope Innocent XI with the delicate task of inducing the English King to intercede..
Ferdinando de' Medici
The title Ferdinando de' Medici can refer to either of two members of the Medici ruling family of Tuscany: Ferdinando I de' Medici, (1549–1609), Grand Duke of Tuscany 1587–1609Ferdinando II de' Medici, (1610–1670), Grand Duke of Tuscany 1621–1670 This is a [disambiguati..
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. Born in Yorkshire, Ferdinando Fairfax obtained his military education ..
Ferdinando Fuga
Ferdinando Fuga (Florence 1699– Rome 1781) was a Florentine architect, whose main works were realized in Rome and Naples. He began in Florence as a pupil of Giovanni Battista Foggini. In 1717 he moved to Rome, to continue his apprentice studies. His first important work was realized in Napl..
Ferdinando Galiani
Ferdinando Galiani (December 2, 1728 - October 30, 1787) was an Italian economist. He was born at Chieti, and carefully educated by his uncle, Monsignor C. Galiani, at Naples and Rome with a view to entering the church. Galiani showed early promise as an economist, and even more as a wit. By the ag..
Ferdinando Gorges
Sir Ferdinando Gorges (1565-1647) was an early English colonial entrepreneur in North America and founder of the Province of Maine in 1622. Gorges was born in Ashton Phillips, Somerset, England. In 1601, he became involved in the Essex Conspiracy and later testified against its leader, Robert Deve..
Ferdinando III de' Medici
Ferdinando III de' Medici (August 9, 1663 – October 31, 1713) was Grand Prince of Tuscany. He was the heir to the Tuscan throne, but never ruled, as he was outlived by his father, Grand Duke Cosimo III. Life Ferdinando was born to Cosimo and his wife Marguerite Louise d'Orléans in 1663...
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 July 1610 – 23 May 1670) ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the son of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Magadalena of Austria. His father died when he was only 11, so his mother acted as regent when..
Ferdinando Imposimato
Ferdinando Imposimato - an Italian prosecutor, in charge of investigation of Mehmet Ali Ağca attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II. External links [Intelligence Watch] By John C.K. Daly in The Washington Times[Pins Shooting of Pope on KGB] in Accuracy in Media[smea..
Ferdinando Innocenti
Ferdinando Innocenti (September 1, 1891-1966), born in Pescia, Italy, was the founder of the Innocenti company and was the creator of the Lambretta motorscooter. External links [Biography] Lambretta website ..
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. Giambologna's equestrian bronze of Ferdinando I de' Medici for the Piazza della SS. Annunziata; completed by his assistant, Pietro Tacca. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (30 July 1549 – 17 February 1609) was Grand Duke ..
Ferdinando Monfardini
Ferdinando Monfardini is a race car driver born in Isola della Scala, Italy on the 20th of November 1984. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the Durango team, having previously raced in the Formula 3000 series which it replaced. Monfardini started out in 1994, competing in karting like many of his..
Ferdinando Paer
Ferdinando Paer (June 1, 1771 - May 3, 1839) was an Italian musical composer. Biography Paer was born at Parma, he studied the theory of music under the violinist Ghiretti, a pupil of the Conservatoire della Pietà de Turchini at Naples. His first opera, La Locanda de vagebon-di, was published whe..
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 ..
Ferdinando Stanhope
Ferdinando Stanhope was born at Shelford Manor. He was the fourth son of Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield and his wife Catherine, daughter of Lord Hastings. He was colonel of the King's Horse, and was felled during the Battle of Bridgeford, England in the fighting which ensued there in the ..
Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby
Ferdinando Stanley (c. 1559 – April 16, 1594) was the son of Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby and Lady Margaret Clifford. His mother was the granddaughter of Princess Mary, younger sister of King Henry VIII of England. Upon his father's death in 1593 he became the 5th Earl of Derby. Hae mat..
Ferdinando Ughelli
Ferdinando Ughelli (21 March, 1595 - 19 May, 1670) was an Italian historian and Cistercian. Born in Florence, he entered the Cistercian Order and was sent to the Gregorian University in Rome, where he studied under the Jesuits Francesco Piccolomini and John de Lugo. He filled many important posts i..
Ferdinand (horse)
Ferdinand was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1986 Kentucky Derby and 1987 Breeders' Cup Classic. He was voted the 1987 Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year. He was put to stud in 1989, and later sold to Japan in 1994. Much to the outrage of many, reports indicate Ferdinand was sent to slaught..
Ferdinand (moon)
Ferdinand Discovery Discovered by Matthew J. HolmanJohn J. KavelaarsDan MilisavljevicBrett J. Gladman Discovered in August 13, 2001 Orbital characteristics Mean radius 20,901,000 km Eccentricity 0.3682 Orbital period 2887.21 d Inclination 151.70° (to Uranus' equator)169.84°..
Ferdinand A. Brader
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Ferdinand A. Rojahn
Ferdinand August Rojahn (1822-1900) was a German-born organist, violinist and conductor. He was violin and piano teacher to the Norwegian composer, violinist and conductor Sigurd Lie (b. 1871). Rojahn was a Stadmusikanten in Kristiansand, Norway. He was "orchestra leader" of Musikselskabet Harmonien..
Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ferdinand Albert (German Ferdinand Albrecht; 22 May 1636, Brunswick – 25 April 1687, Bevern), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was a relative of the princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Ferdinand Albert was the third son of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After the father's deat..
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Ferdinand Albert (German Ferdinand Albrecht; 29 May 1680 – 2 September 1735, Salzdahlum), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was an officer in the army of the Holy Roman Empire. He was prince of Wolfenbüttel during 1735. Ferdinand Albert was the fourth son of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-..
Ferdinand Albin Pax
Ferdinand Albin Pax (born July 26, 1858 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Bohemia (at the time); died March 1, 1942 in Wrocław) was a German botanist. He specialized in spermatophytes, describing several species. Species Plant species that have something to do with Pax include : Acalypha, Acidoton, ..
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
Prof. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche also known as F. A. "Butzi" Porsche, born December, 11, 1935 in Stuttgart, son of Ferry Porsche, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, is a designer whose best known product is the sportscar Porsche 911. Being born the first son of sportscar company founder Ferry Porsche ..
Ferdinand Alquié
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Ferdinand Alquié was a French professor who authored Philosophy and Surrealism. He was also an instruc..
Ferdinand André Fouqué
Ferdinand André Fouqué (c. 1870). Ferdinand André Fouqué (June 21, 1828 - March 7, 1904) was a French geologist and petrologist. He was born at Mortain, in the Manche département. At the age of twenty-one he entered the École Normale in Paris, and from 1853 to 1858 he held the appoint..
Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile
Ferdinand and Isabella were joint rulers of Castile. See: Ferdinand II of AragonIsabella of Castile..
Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche
Ferry Porsche Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche (born 19 September 1909 in Wiener Neustadt – 27 March 1998 in Zell am See), mainly known as Ferry Porsche, was an German-Austrian technical automobile designer and automaker-entrepreneur. He operated Porsche AG in Stuttgart, Germany. His fa..
Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen
Ferdinand August Maria Franz von Ritgen (11 October 1787 – 14 April 1867) was a German ostetrician and naturalist. He studied at Gießen and worked at Stadtberge, where he became a professor of surgery and obstetrics in 1814. He founded a school for midwives. External links [Biography]..
Ferdinand Baehr
Ferdinand William Baehr (1822-1892) was a Republican politician from California. He served as California State Treasurer, 1871-1875. ..
Ferdinand Bauer
Banksia coccinea from Bauer's 1813 flora "Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae" Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760 - 1826) was an Austrian botanical illustrator. Bauer was the son of the official court painter to the prince of Liechtenstein. He travelled to Australia with Matthew Flinders, after b..
Ferdinand Berthier
Ferdinand Berthier (born in Louhans, Saône-et-Loire, France, September 28 1803, died in Paris July 12 1886) was a deaf educator, intellectual and political organiser in nineteenth-century France, and is one of the earliest champions of Deaf identity and culture. Berthier first attended the Paris ..
Ferdinand Berthoud
Ferdinand Berthoud Ferdinand Berthoud (March 19, 1727 - June 20, 1807), Swiss chronometer-maker, was born at Plancemont, Neuchâtel. Settling in Paris in 1745, he gained a great reputation for the excellence and accuracy of his chronometers. He was a member of the Institute and a fellow of th..
Ferdinand Blumentritt
Ferdinand Blumentritt (September 10, 1853 in Prague - September 20, 1913 in Litoměřice) was a teacher and a secondary school principal in Litoměřice (Leitmeritz), Bohemia (now Czech Republic). He was among the foremost experts on the Philippines of his day, although he never visited the islands...
Ferdinand Boberg
Ferdinand Boberg, born April 11 1860 in Falun, died May 7 1946 in Stockholm, was a Swedish architect. He was one of the most productive and prominent architects of Stockholm around the turn of the 19th century. Among his most famous work is an electrical plant at Björns Trädgård in Stockholm, th..
Ferdinand Boccia
Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia (March 18, 1900 - May 11, 1937) was an Italian-American mobster and gambling racketeer who was killed by Vito Genovese. After Lucky Luciano's imprisonment for pandering in 1936, Genovese saw an opening to become the boss. Taking advantage of Luciano's absence from the N..
Ferdinand Bol
Ferdinand Bol (born in June 24, 1616 in Dordrecht - died August 24, 1680 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch artist, etcher, and draftsman. A street in Amsterdam, "Ferdinand Bolstraat", is named after him. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [media] ..
Ferdinand Bordewijk
Ferdinand Bordewijk (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 10 October 1884 - The Hague 28 April 1965) was a Dutch author. His style, which is terse and symbolic, is considered magic realism. Character (1997), an Academy Award-winning film directed by Mike van Diem, was based on his Karakter (1938). Contents..
Ferdinand Brock Tupper
Ferdinand Brock Tupper (b. 1795- d. 1874), was one of the leading historians of the Channel Islands. He was born in Guernsey in 1795 to parents John Elisha Tupper, Esquire (shipowner and merchant from Les Cotils and Carrefour in Guernsey) and Elizabeth Brock (1767-1847), sister of Sir Isaac Brock. ..
Ferdinand Brokoff
Ferdinand Maxmilian Brokoff (Czech: Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff, 12 September, 1688 in Červený Hrádek near Chomutov, Bohemia - 8 March, 1731 in Prague) was a sculptor and carver of the Baroque era. He was born as the second son of Jan Brokoff and his wife Elisabeth and soon his talent surpassed..
Ferdinand Brucker
Ferdinand Brucker (January 8, 1858–March 3, 1904) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Brucker was born in Bridgeport, Michigan, where he attended the common schools. He was a member of the State militia 1878-1881. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michiga..
Ferdinand Bruckner
Ferdinand Bruckner (August 26, 1891 in Sofia, Bulgaria - December 5, 1958 in Berlin (actually Theodor Tagger) was an Austrian-German writer and theater manager. Life Bruckner's father was an Austrian businessman and his mother a French translator. After the separation of his parents, he spent time..
Ferdinand Brunetière
Ferdinand Brunetière Ferdinand Brunetière (July 19, 1849 – December 9, 1906) was a French writer and critic. He was born at Toulon. After school at Marseille, he studied in Paris at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Desiring a teaching career, he entered for examination at the École Normal..
Ferdinand Buisson
Ferdinand Édouard Buisson (December 20, 1841 – February 16, 1932) was a French academic, educational bureaucrat, Protestant pastor, pacifist and Socialist politician. He presided the Human Rights League (LDH) from 1914 to 1926. Buisson helped create France's system of universal, secular pr..
Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller
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Ferdinand Cheval
Ferdinand Cheval (1836 - August 19, 1924) was a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building an "Ideal Castle" (French Palais idéal). Ferdinand Cheval lived in the Hauterives, in the Drôme département of France. He had left school at the age of 13 to become a baker's apprentice but ..
Ferdinand Christian Baur
Ferdinand Christian Baur (June 21, 1792 - December 2, 1860), was a German theologian and leader of the Tübingen school of theology. He was born at Schmiden, near Cannstatt. After training at the theological seminary of Blaubeuren, he went in 1809 to the University of Tübingen. Here he studied for..
Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe
Ferdinand Claiborne Latrobe (October 14, 1833 – January 13, 1911) served seven terms as Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland during the 19th century. Latrobe was born in Baltimore, the grandson of the American architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. He was educated at the College of St. James in Washington..
Ferdinand Cohn
Ferdinand Julius Cohn. Ferdinand Julius Cohn (January 24, 1828 Breslau, Silesia, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland) - June 25, 1898 Breslau) was a biologist. At the age of 10 he suffered hearing impairment. He received a degree in Botany in 1847 at the age of nineteen. Cohn was the first to cla..
Ferdinand Coly
Ferdinand Coly (born September 10, 1973 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for Perugia in Italy. Coly played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. After impressing at the tournament, he moved from Lens to Birmingham City on loan. But this proved to be a p..
Ferdinand David
Ferdinand David could refer to: Ferdinand David (musician) (1810–1871), German musician and composerFerdinand David (politician) (1824–1883), Canadian painter, businessman, and politician [link] This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles assoc..
Ferdinand David (musician)
Ferdinand David (born January 20 1810 in Hamburg; died July 19 1873 in Klosters) was a German virtuoso violinist and composer. ([link]) David was a pupil of Louis Spohr and Moritz Hauptmann from 1823 to 1824 and in 1826 became a violinist at Königstädtischen Theater in Berlin. In 1829 h..
Ferdinand Deppe
San Gabriel Mission, 1832 by Ferdinand Deppe. Ferdinand Deppe (1794 - 1861) was a German naturalist, explorer and painter. He was the younger brother of Wilhelm Deppe. Deppe travelled to Mexico in 1824. He collected natural history specimens for the Berlin Museum with Count von Sack and Willi..
Ferdinand Dessoir
See also Dessauer. Ferdinand August Dessoir, born Ferdinand August Dessauer (January 29, 1836, Breslau - April 15, 1892, Dresden) was a German actor; son of Leopold Dessauer. He was trained for the stage by Werner Mannheim, and made his début in 1852 as the Prince in "Dorf und Stadt". In the foll..
Ferdinand de la Cerda, Infante of Castile
Don Ferdinand de la Cerda (1253-1275) was the Crown Prince (infante) of Castile, eldest son of King Alfonso X of Castile and Violante of Aragon. His nickname, de la Cerda, means "of the hairs" in Spanish, a reference to his being born with hair sprouting from his chest. In November 1268 he married ..
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand de Lesseps. Ferdinand Marie Vicomte de Lesseps (November 191805–December 71894) was a French diplomat and maker of the Suez Canal. His attempt to repeat this success during the 1880's with an effort to build a lockless version of the Panama Canal failed. Contents 1 Bac..
Ferdinand de Marsin
MARSIN (Ferdinand, count of), (Liége, February 10, 1656 - Turin, September 9 , 1706), Marshal of France. Served in Flanders, wounded at the Battle of Fleurus (1690), present at the Battle of Neerwinden and the siege of Charleroi. French embassador in Spain (1701 - 1702). In the War of the Spa..
Ferdinand de Saussure
Saussure Semiotics/Semeiotics General concepts Code Computational semiotics Connotation · Decode Denotation · Encode Lexical · Modality Salience · Sign Sign relation · Sign relational complex Semiosis · Semios..
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis (December 31, 1846–November 18, 1919) was the Netherlands' first prominent socialist. He was a Lutheran preacher who, after he lost his faith, started a political fight for workers. He was the first socialist in the Dutch parliament. Nieuwenhuis was born i..
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Ferdinand Eberstadt (June 19, 1890 - November 11, 1969) was an American lawyer, investment banker and an important policy advisor to the United States government who was instrumental in the creation of the National Security Council. Ferdinand Eberstadt graduated from Princeton University in 1913...
Ferdinand Eisenstein
Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein (April 16, 1823 - October 11, 1852) was a German mathematician. thumb Like Galois and Abel, Eisenstein died before the age of 30, and like Abel, his death was due to tuberculosis. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. He studied at the Berlin University,..
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch, OM, GCB, (October 2, 1851 – March 20, 1929) was a French soldier. He rose to be commander of the Allied armies during World War I. Contents 1 Early life2 Foch and the Great War3 Paris Peace Conference4 Post-war career5 Notes6 Ex..
Ferdinand Freiligrath
Ferdinand Freiligrath lived in Unkel 1839/40 Ferdinand Freiligrath (17 June 1810 - 18 March 1876) was a German writer. He was born in Detmold, Germany. He had to leave secondary school at an early age and was trained as a salesman. He worked in Amsterdam from 1823-1836. In 1837 he started w..
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
Picture of Frobenius Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (October 26, 1849 - August 3, 1917) was a German mathematician, best-known for his contributions to the theory of differential equations and to group theory. Frobenius was born in Charlottenburg, a suburb of Berlin, and was educated at the Unive..
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (January 15th 1793 in Vienna, † August 23rd 1865 in Hinterbrühl, Austria) was an Austrian painter and writer. He shorty attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, however later had to finance his life by painting portraits. In 1811 he got a job as a teacher of arts ..
Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy
Ferdinand Giovanni Schediwy (1804-1877) was a conductor, composer, organist and teacher. He immigrated from Prague to Bergen, Norway, where he became very active in the musical environment. He was Edvard Grieg's first music teacher and became leader of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (then called ..
Ferdinand Gotthelf Hand
Ferdinand Gotthelf Hand (February 15, 1786–March 14, 1851), German classical scholar, was born at Plauen in Saxony. He studied at Leipzig. In 1810 became professor at the Weimar gymnasium, and in 1817 professor of philosophy and Greek literature in the University of Jena, where he remained ti..
Ferdinand Gottlieb
Ferdinand Gottlieb (October 5, 1919 – - is a New York-based architect best known for his landmark Saul Victor House in the Riverdale section of New York City, and featured in the AIA Guide to New York City, by Norval White and Elliott Willensky (4th ed.)[link]. Mr. Gottlieb was bo..
Ferdinand Gregorovius
Ferdinand Gregorovius (January 19, 1821–May 1, 1891) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. He is best known for Wanderjahre in Italien, his account of the walks he took through Italy in the 1850s. Gregorovius was born at Neidenburg and studied at the Universi..
Ferdinand Habsburg
Ferdinand Habsburg may refer to several members of the Habsburg dynasty: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–1564).Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–1637).Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608–1657).Ferdinand I of Austria (1793–1875). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation�..
Ferdinand Hanusch
Ferdinand Hanusch (November 9, 1866 in Obersdorf (now Horni Vés, Czech Rep.), - September 28, 1923 in Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian Socialist politician. ..
Ferdinand Hartzenberg
Ferdinand Hartzenberg (born 1936) is a South African politician and was the last leader of the Conservative Party in South Africa between 1993 and its merger with the Freedom Front in 2004. Originally a mielie farmer from Lichtenburg in the Transvaal, Hartzenberg was Minister of Education from 1979..
Ferdinand Heim
--> Ferdinand Heim was a World War II general in Hitler's army. He is particularly noted as being the scapegoat of Stalingrad. Heim, who was General Paulus's higher rank, was blamed for not breaking the Sixth Army out of Stalingrad. If Paulus had defied orders from Hitler, Heim would have not go..
Ferdinand Heine
Ferdinand Heine (1809 - 1894) was a German collector. Heine had one of the largest private collection of birds in the nineteenth century. This is now housed at the Heineanum Halberstadt Museum in Halberstadt. Jean Cabanis wrote about the collection in ''Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der ornitholog..
Ferdinand Heller
Ferdinand Heller was the son of a wealthy American Communist. Heller confessed to the FBI that he had been recruited into Soviet industrial espionage in 1935 by KGB Officer Gaik Ovakimian. References Robert Lamphere and Tom Shachtman, The FBI-KGB War: A Special Agent's Story, New York: Random House..
Ferdinand Hiller
Ferdinesand Hiller (October 24, 1811 - May 12, 1885), was a German composer of the romantic era. He was born at Frankfort-on-Main. His first teacher was Aloys Schmitt, and when he was ten years of age his compositions and talent led his father, a well-to-do man, to send him to Johann Nepomuk Hummel..
Ferdinand Hitzig
See also a German architect Georg Heinrich Ferdinand Hitzig (1811-1881). Ferdinand Hitzig (June 23, 1807–January 22, 1875), was a German biblical critic. He was born at Hauingen, Baden, where his father was a pastor. He studied theology at Heidelberg under H.E.G. Paulus, at Halle under Wilhe..
Ferdinand Hodler
Ferdinand Hodler (March 14 1853 in Berne – May 19 1918 in Geneva) was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the 19th century. At the age of 18, Hodler moved to Geneva to start a career as a painter. Hodler's early work consisted of landscapes, figure compositions and portraits, treated in..
Ferdinand Hoefer
Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer (1811-1878) was a French physician. He is now known for his many works on the history of science. These include: Histoire de la chimie (1842),Histoire de la botanique, de la minéralogie et de la géologie : depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu’à nos jours (18..
Ferdinand I
See: Ferdinand I of Leon, the Great (ca. 1000-1065, king from 1037)Ferdinand I of Portugal and the Algarves (1345-1383, king from 1367)Ferdinand I of Aragon and Sicily, the Just (1379-1416, king from 1412)Ferdinand I of Naples (ca. 1424-1494, king from 1458)Ferdinand I of Germany (1503-1564, king of..
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I Habsburg Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (March 10, 1503 – July 25, 1564) was one of the Habsburg emperors that at various periods during his life ruled over Austria, Germany, Bohemia and Hungary. Ferdinand was born in Madrid, the son of Philip von Habsburg (1478–1506)..
Ferdinand II
See: Ferdinand II of Leon (1137-1188, king from 1157)Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic (1452-1516, king of Aragon from 1479, of Sicily from 1468) (=Ferdinand V of Castille 1474-1504) (=Ferdinand III of Naples 1504-1516)Ferdinand II of Naples, Ferrandino (1469-1496, king from 1495)Archduke Ferdina..
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria (Linz, June 14, 1529 – January 24, 1595) was ruler of Further Austria including Tirol. Life account Archduke Ferdinand of Austria was the second son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. He was a younger brother of Emper..
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the house of Habsburg, reigned 1620-1637. He was also the Archduke of Styria (Inner Austria) from 1617-1619 and again from 1620-1637 as well as King of Hungary from 1618-1625. A devout Catholic, his recognition as K..
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III can refer: Ferdinand III of Castile, the Saint (1199-1252, king from 1217)Ferdinand III of Naples (1452-1516, king from 1504) (= Ferdinand V of Castile 1474-1504) (= Ferdinand II of Aragon from 1479 and of Sicily from 1468)Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608-1657, emperor from 163..
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 Leo..
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), ruled February 15, 1637 – 1657. Life Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II from the house of Habsburg and his first wife, Maria Anna of Bavaria. Made King of Hungary in 1625, King of..
Ferdinand III of Castile
Fernando III called El Santo (the Saint), (1198/1199 – May 30, 1252) was a king of Castile (1217 - 1252) and Leon (1230 - 1252). He was the son of Alfonso IX and Berenguela of Castile, daughter of Alfonso VIII. In 1231 he united Castile and Leon permanently. Fernando spent much of his reig..
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II the Catholic (Spanish: , Catalan: Ferran d'Aragó "el Catòlic") (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon (1479-1516), Castile, Sicily (1468-1516), Naples (1504-1516), Valencia, Sardinia and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. Ferdinand was ..
Ferdinand II of Castile
Ferdinand II González (930–970) was the first independent count of Castile, son of Gonzalo Fernández de Lara, who had been named count of Arlanza and the Duero around the year 900, a descendent of Nuño Rasura, one of the two judges from Castile, and of Rodrigo, the first of the counts from ..
Ferdinand II of Leon
Ferdinand II (b. 1137 in Toledo, Castile, d. January 22, 1188) was the son of Alfonso VII of Castile and León and of Berenguela, of the House of Barcelona, and king of León from 1157 to his death. His father divided his kingdom upon his death, with Ferdinand receiving León and Sancho Castile. H..
Ferdinand II of Naples
Ferdinand II of Naples. Ferdinand II or Ferrante II of Naples (26 August, 1469 - September 7, 1496), sometimes known as Ferrantino, was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the grandson of Ferdinand I, and son of Alphonso II and heir of the Brienne claim to kingdom of Jerusalem. Fedinan..
Ferdinand II of Portugal
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Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. Ferdinand II (Ferdinando Carlo, January 12,1810 – May 22,1859) was the King of the Two Sicilies (Southern Italy) from 1830 until his death. Biography Ferdinand was born in Palermo, the son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his cousin María Isabel of..
Ferdinand IV
Ferdinand IV is the name of: Ferdinand IV of Castile (1289-1312, king of Castile and León from 1295)Ferdinand IV of Germany (1633-1654, king of the Romans from 1653, of Bohemia from 1646, of Hungary from 1647)Ferdinand IV of Naples (1751-1825, king 1759-1799; 1799-1806; 1815-1816) (=Ferdinand III ..
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 ann..
Ferdinand IV of Castile
Ferdinand IV, El Emplazado or "the Summoned," (December 6, 1285 – September 7, 1312) was a king of Castile (1295 - 1312). He was a son of Sancho El Bravo and his wife Maria de Molina. His strange title is given him in the chronicles on the strength of a story that he put two brothers of th..
Ferdinand IV of Hungary
Ferdinand IV (September 8, 1633 - July 9, 1654) was King of the Romans, of Hungary, and of Bohemia. He was born in Vienna, the eldest son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Maria Ana of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. He was a..
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Ferdinand I (of Aragón and Sicily), called The Just (27 November 1380 – 2 April 1416) was King of Aragón and Sicily from 1412 to 1416. Biography He was the younger son of King John I of Castile, and Eleanor of Aragon. In 1406, upon the death of his elder brother King Henry III of Castile..
Ferdinand I of Austria
Emperor Ferdinand Ferdinand I Karl Leopold Joseph Franz Marchlin Emperor of Austria King of Hungary and Bohemia (April 19, 1793 – June 29, 1875) succeeded his father (Franz II Holy Roman Emperor/Franz I of Austria) as Emperor and King in 1835 and was forced to abdicate in 1848. He was als..
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria (February 26, 1861 - September 10, 1948), born Prince Ferdinand Maximilan Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, was the Prince Regnant and later King of Bulgaria as well as an author, botanist and philatelist. Ferdinand was born i..
Ferdinand I of León
Statue in Madrid (L.S. Carmona, 1750-53). Ferdinand I, called the Great (in his time, El Magno) (1017–León, 1065), was the king of Castile from his father's death in 1035 and the king of León—through his wife—after defeating his father-in-law in 1037 until his death in 106..
Ferdinand I of Naples
Ferdinand I of Naples should not be confused with Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, a latter king of Naples. Ferdinand I of Naples. Ferdinand I (1423 – January 25, 1494), also called Don Ferrante, was the King of Naples from 1458 to 1494. He was the natural son of Alfonso V of Aragon an..
Ferdinand I of Portugal
Portuguese Royalty House of Burgundy ..
Ferdinand I of Romania
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Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Spanish RoyaltyHouse of Bourbon ..
Ferdinand James von Rothschild
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the House of Commons, caricatured in Vanity Fair, 1889. Ferdinand James Anselm von Rothschild (17 December 1839 – 17 December 1898) was an English politician and art collector, and a member of the prominent Rothschild family of bankers. Although Ferdinan..
Ferdinand Janner
Ferdinand Janner (Feb. 4, 1836-Nov. 1, 1895) was a German theologian from Hirschau in the Upper Palatinate. Biography Janner completed his schooling at the Latin school of Amberg. After his graduation there, he studied theology at Würzburg and Regensburg, He was ordained a priest on August 13, 185..
Ferdinand Joachimstal
Ferdinand J. Joachimstal was a German-Jewish mathematician. He was born on May 9, 1818, at Goldberg, Silesia and died on April 5, 1861, at Breslau. In the year of his graduation (Ph.D. Berlin, 1842) he was appointed teacher at a "Realschule" in Berlin, and in 1846 was admitted to the philosophical f..
Ferdinand Kauer
Ferdinand August Kauer (January 18, 1751, Klein-Thaya or Dyákovice, Moravia – April 13 1831, Vienna) was an Austrian composer and pianist. Contents 1 Biography2 Legacy3 Operas4 Bibliography5 Sound samples6 External links Biography Kauer was born in Moravia. He st..
Ferdinand Keller
Ferdinand Keller (1800 – 1881) was a Swiss archaeologist. He is mainly known for his investigations of lake-dwellings in Switzerland in 1853-54, and work on the remains of the La Tène culture. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
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 wo..
Ferdinand Konščak
Ferdinand Konščak (Ferdinand Consag in Hungarian) (December 2, 1703 - September 10, 1759) was a missionary, explorer, and cartographer. Contents 1 Education2 Missionary3 Expeditions4 Works5 Memories6 External links Education Konščak was born in V..
Ferdinand Kovačević
Ferdinand Kovačević (1838-1913) was a Croatian inventor, engineer, and pioneer in telegraphy. He invented the duplex connection of telegraphic transmission. ..
Ferdinand Kowarz
Ferdinand Kowarz (1838 Planá – 1914 Lázne), was an Austrian entomologist who described many new species of Diptera mainly from central Europe Kowarz was a post office official. To supplement his income he sold collections of Diptera to others in the same field. Publications 1867 Beschreibung..
Ferdinand Kübler
Ferdinand "Ferdi" Kübler 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. He was ..
Ferdinand Kurlbaum
Ferdinand Kurlbaum (October 4, 1857, Burg bei Magdeburg - July 29, 1927, Berlin) was a German physicist. He taught at the Technical University of Charlottenburg since 1904. ..
Ferdinand Lassalle
Ferdinand Lassalle Ferdinand Lassalle (April 11 1825, Breslau (Wrocław), then in the Kingdom of Prussia, today in Poland—August 31, 1864 in Geneva), was a German socialist politician. Contents 1 Early life2 Return to Berlin3 Founding of the ADAV4 Death5 Publi..
Ferdinand Laub
Ferdinand Laub (January 19 1832 in Prague - March 17 1875 in Gries near Bozen-Bolzano) was a Czech violinist. Due to influence of his father Erasmus Laub (1794-1865) Ferdinand's first public appearance happened when he was 6 years old. In age of 10 he had his own concert in Stavovské divadlo (a th..
Ferdinand Lindheimer
Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer (born May 21, 1801 - died December 2, 1879) was a 19th Century German-born botanist who spent his working life on the American frontier. Lindheimer was born May 21, 1801 in Frankfurt, Germany. He studied law in Germany. As an adult, he left Germany after his participatio..
Ferdinand Lop
Ferdinand Lop (10 October, 1891 - 29 October, 1974) was a candidate for the French Presidency in multiple elections. He was born in Marseilles . He married Sonia Seligman on January 18, 1923 in Paris. During the French Fourth Republic Lop stood on a platform of the elimination of poverty after 10:..
Ferdinand Löwe
Ferdinand Löwe (born 19 February 1865 in Vienna, died 6 January 1925) was an Austrian conductor. Löwe's career centered around Vienna and Munich. From 1896 Löwe conducted the Kaim Orchestra (today the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra), and in 1900 Löwe founded and conducted the Wiener Concertv..
Ferdinand Magellan
For the Presidential railcar named Ferdinand Magellan, see Ferdinand Magellan Railcar Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães, IPA pronunciation: /fɨɾ'nɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐɣɐ'ʎɐ̃ĩʃ/; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes; Spring 1480–April 27, 1521) was a Portuguese mar..
Ferdinand Magellan Railcar
The Ferdinand Magellan is a former Pullman Company observation car which served as Presidential Rail Car, U.S. Number 1 from 1943 until 1958. The Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami-Dade County, Florida acquired the Ferdinand Magellan in 1959. The Ferdinand Magellan was designated a National Histori..
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. In 1887 Mannlicher was awarded the 3rd c..
Ferdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. In 1972, he declared martial law, which allowed him to stay in power until lifting it in 1981. He was elected the same year to another full term..
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. He is currently the governor of Ilocos Norte, his father's home province. The youn..
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
Ferdinand Maria, Picture from 1658 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (October 31, 1636 - May 26, 1679) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. He was born in Munich. He was the eldest son of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria -..
Ferdinand Marian
Ferdinand Marian (August 14 1902 - August 7, 1946) was an Austrian actor. He was born in Vienna, then part of Austria-Hungary. His career was overshadowed by his appearance as the title character in Jud Süß, an infamous anti-Semitic German movie made in 1940 by Veit Harlan. This film, made under..
Ferdinand Maurice Felix West
Photo by Phil Payne - Nov 1999 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 Comm..
Ferdinand Mount
Sir William Robert Ferdinand Mount, 3rd Baronet (born 2 July 1939), known simply as Ferdinand Mount, is a British writer, 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 whe..
Ferdinand Mülhens
Ferdinand Mülhens Ferdinand Mülhens (December 23, 1844 - January 15, 1928) was a land owner and entrepreneur in Königswinter, Germany. Mülhens was born in Cologne. In the 19th century he managed the perfume factory founded by his grandfather Wilhelm Mülhens at Cologne's Glockengasse 4711..
Ferdinand Nicolai Roll
Ferdinand Nicolai Roll (1831-1921) was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1889-1890, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1890-1891. ..
Ferdinand of Aragon
Ferdinand of Aragon can refer to two different kings of Aragon: Ferdinand I of Aragon, also known as Ferdinand of Antequera (r. 1412-1416)Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516) ..
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 was born in Munich, one of t..
Ferdinand of Denmark
Ferdinand of Denmark, Prince Frederik Ferdinand of the House of Oldenburg (November 22 1792 Copenhagen – June 29 1863 Copenhagen), was a Hereditary Prince of the Kingdom of Denmark until his death. He was born as youngest child of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Sophie Frederikke o..
Ferdinand of Majorca
Ferdinand of Majorca (Catalan: Ferran de Mallorca) (1278 – July 5, 1316), Infante of Majorca, was the third son of James II of Majorca, Viscount of Aumelàs and Lord of Frontignan. He was sent by Frederick III of Sicily to take command of the Catalan Company in Frederick's name, but was rebuf..
Ferdinand of Portugal
Ferdinand of Portugal (Portuguese language: Fernando) is the name of several Portuguese people connected with the Royal Family, including two kings: Kings Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345-1383)Ferdinand II of Portugal (1819-1885), King Consort to Mary II of Portugal ..
Ferdinand Oyono
Ferdinand Léopold Oyono (*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. After returning to Cameroon, Oyono worked in his country's Ministry ..
Ferdinand Peck
Ferdinand Wythe Peck (1848-1924) was a wealthy Chicago businessman and philanthropist, best known for financing Chicago's Auditorium Building. He was the youngest son of Mary Kent Peck and Phillip F.W. Peck. The family moved from Rhode Island to Chicago in the 1830s and made a fortune in real est..
Ferdinand Pecora
Ferdinand J. Pecora (January 6, 1882 – December 7, 1971) was an American lawyer and judge who became famous in the 1930s as Chief Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Banking and Currency. Ferdinand Pecora was born in Nicosia, Sicily, the son of Louis Pecora and Rosa Messina who emigr..
Ferdinand Peroutka
Ferdinand Peroutka (February 6 1895 – April 20 1978) was a Czech journalist and writer. Peroutka was born to a Czech-German family in Prague in 1895. In 1913 he began his career as a journalist. After World War I, he became a editor-in-chief of a new newspaper Tribuna ("Tribune"). Some art..
Ferdinand Piatnik
Ferdinand Piatnik (1819, Ofen, now Budapest - 1885, Bad Vöslau) was a Hungarian-born card painter and manufacturer. He was educated in Bratislava. He bought a card company off Anton Moser in 1843 and made it one of the most successful game manufacturing companies in the world. He later married th..
Ferdinand Piëch
Pronunciation: pee - esh Prof. Dr. techn. h.c. Ferdinand Piëch (Ferdinand Karl Piëch), born April 17, 1937 in Vienna is an automobile engineer and manager. He is a grandson of Ferdinand Porsche and his mother was Louise Piëch, the sister of Ferry Porsche. He has twelve children from three wome..
Ferdinand Piloty
Ferdinand Piloty (1786 – 1844) was a German Lithographer. Father of genre artist Karl von Piloty. ..
Ferdinand Porsche
Ferdinand Porsche Prof. Dr. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche (September 3, 1875 – January 30, 1951) was an Austrian automotive engineer. Porsche was born to a German speaking family in Maffersdorf (Vratislavice nad Nisou), in the Sudetenland part of former Austria-Hungary. His birthplace is now assig..
Ferdinand Preiss
Ferdinand Preiss (February 13, 1882 - 1943) was a German sculptor. He was born in Erbach as one of six children. Both of his parents died when he was 15 and he became apprentice to an ivory carver. In 1901 he traveled to Italy. He later founded an ivory carving business with Arthur Kassler. Kas..
Ferdinand Quénisset
Ferdinand Quénisset (1872–1951) was a French astronomer. He worked as an observer at Camille Flammarion's private observatory at Juvisy-sur-Orge, France from 1906 to 1951 (he had also previously worked there in 1892–1893). A predecessor in this post had been the celebrated Eugène Ant..
Ferdinand Raimund
Ferdinand Raimund (born June 1, 1790, died September 5, 1836) was an Austrian actor and dramatist. Life and work He was born in Vienna. In 1811, he acted at the Theater in der Josefstadt, and, in 1817 at the Leopoldstädter Theater. In 1823 he produced his first play, Der Barometermacher auf der Za..
Ferdinand Redtenbacher
Ferdinand Jakob Redtenbacher (* July 25th 1809 in Steyr; † April 16th 1863 in Karlsruhe) is considered as the founder of science-based mechanical engineering. Contents 1 Life2 Influence3 Works (original titles in German)4 External link Life Redtenbacher, son of a ironmong..
Ferdinand Reich
Ferdinand Reich (19 February, 1799 – 27 April, 1882) was a German chemist who co-discovered indium in 1863 with Hieronymous Theodor Richter. Reich was born in Bernburg and died in Freiberg. Ferdinand Reich was color blind or could only see in whites and blacks and that is why Theodor Richte..
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 reminis..
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
Ferdinand von Hebra Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra was an Austrian physician and dermatologist, b. September 7, 1816, in Brno, Moravia; d. August 5, 1880 in Vienna, Austria. He is known as the founder of the New Vienna School of Dermatology, an important group of physicians who set the basis for m..
Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
Ferdinand Hassler Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler (1770–1843) was born in Aarau, Switzerland. He was employed on the trigonometrical survey of Switzerland before he emigrated to the United States in 1805. He was acting professor of mathematics at West Point from 1807 to 1810. He was employe..
Ferdinand Sarrien
Ferdinand Sarrien, French politician Jean Marie Ferdinand Sarrien (1840-1915) was a French politician of the Third Republic. Sarrien's Ministry, ..
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch (3 July 1875–2 July 1951) was a German surgeon. Sauerbruch was born in Barmen (now a district of Wuppertal), Germany. He studied medicine at the Philipps University of Marburg, the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, the Friedrich Schiller University of Jen..
Ferdinand Schichau
Ferdinand Schichau (1814-1896) was born and died in Elbing, West Prussia. Schichau, whose father was a smith and iron worker in Elbing, studied engineering in Berlin. He visited the Rhineland and England, before starting his own company in Elbing in 1837. The Schichau-Werke became a large industr..
Ferdinand Schörner
Ferdinand Schörner (December 5, 1892 - February 7, 1973) was a general and later Field Marshal in the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Contents 1 Early life2 World War II3 Post-war trials and imprisonments4 Criticism5 References6 Footnotes Early life He was bo..
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 He grew up in a Methodist workman family. From 1923 to 1927 he studied at ..
Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne
Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne 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. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 The medal4 See also5 External l..
Ferdinand Sorenson
FERDINAND SORENSON (1882-1966) Ferdinand Sorenson was a prominent music educator in Oregon as well as a conductor, composer, dance instructor and performer. Originally from Grenaa, Denmark where he was born in 1882, Ferdinand Sorenson came to the United States as an infant with his parents, Lars..
Ferdinand Stoliczka
Ferdinand Stoliczka Ferdinand Stoliczka (May 1838 - June 19, 1874) was an Austrian/Czech palaeontologist born at Hukvaldy (Hochwald) near Kromeriz in Moravia. Contents 0.1 Early life0.2 Stoliczka's career in India0.3 Trips0.4 His last expedition0.5 Ornithological ..
Ferdinand the Foodie
Ferdinand the Foodie is a character in the British comic Viz. It was created and illustrated by John Fardell and has appeared sporadically since 2002. The central character, Ferdinand, is similar to the characters in Fardell's other creation, The Critics. However, instead of being a self-appointed ..
Ferdinand Thieriot
Ferdinand Thieriot (* 7th April 1838 in Hambourg; † 4th August 1919 in Hambourg-Uhlenhorst) was German Composer of Romantic music and Cello player. He was a pupil of Eduard Marxsen in Altona and belonged to the circle of musicians around Johannes Brahms, who was also a pupil of Marxsen. Later, T..
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. He is best known for his..
Ferdinand Tönnies Society
The Ferdinand Tönnies Society (Ferdinand-Tönnies-Gesellschaft e. V., FTG) was founded in 1956 in Kiel, Germany. Its main purpose is to further sociological research, especially on Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), the founder of German sociology. The society publishes an edition of Tönnies' comple..
Ferdinand V
Ferdinand V is the name of: Ferdinand V of Castile, the Catholic (1452-1516, king of Castile 1474-1504) (= Ferdinand II of Aragon 1479-1516 and of Sicily 1468-1516) (= Ferdinand III of Naples 1504-1516)Ferdinand V of Hungary and Bohemia (=Ferdinand I of Austria; 1793-1875, Emperor of Austria, King ..
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
A noon meal in Ferdinand V. Hayden's camp of the U.& Geological Survey. Red Buttes, Wyo. Terr., August 24, 1870. Hayden sits at far end of table in dark jacket The U.S. Geological and Geophysical Survey of the Territories, conducted by Hayden, en route with pack train upon the trail be..
Ferdinand Van Derveer
Ferdinand Van Derveer (February 27, 1823 – November 5, 1892) was a lawyer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Van Derveer was born in Middletown, Ohio. He was educated in the local schools, studied law, passed his bar exam and established his practice in..
Ferdinand Verbiest
Father Ferdinand Verbiest (October 9 1623-January 28 1688) was a Belgian Jesuit missionary in China. Known by the Chinese name Nan Huairen (南懷仁). Born at Pittem near Kortrijk, Belgium, he studied in Leuven, Sevilla and Rome. He entered the Society of Jesus on September 2 1641...
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Ferdinand VIIKing of Spain Spanish RoyaltyHouse of Bourbon ..
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI, King of Spain Spanish RoyaltyHouse of Bourbon ..
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. He studied architecture in Berlin at the King'..
Ferdinand von Bredow
Major General Ferdinand von Bredow (b. 1884, d. 30 June 1934) was a German military officer and former leader of the Defence Detachment (military secret service) in the Reich Defence Ministry and deputy defence minister in Kurt von Schleicher's cabinet (December 1932 - January 1933). Major General ..
Ferdinand von Hansemann
Ferdinand von Hansemann (1861-1900) was a Prussian landlord and politician, co-founder of the German Eastern Marches Society (German: ). Ferdinand von Hansemann was born 1861 to Adolf von Hansemann, a notable Prussian industrialist and manager of Disconto-Gesellschaft, a large financial holding. Si..
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
Ferdinand Christan Ritter von Hochstetter (April 30, 1829 – July 18, 1884), was an Austrian geologist. He was born at Esslingen, Württemberg, the son of Christian Ferdinand Hochstetter (1787-1860), a clergyman and professor at Bonn, who was also a botanist and mineralogist. Having received h..
Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim
Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim (November 9 1744 Bolheim (Württemberg, Germany) – May 12 1805 in (Montpellier, France) He was the 71st, the first German, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John. He was elected on July 6 1797 and resigned on July 17 1799. He gace the city of Zabbar the tit..
Ferdinand von Lindemann
Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann (April 12, 1852 - March 6 1939) was a German mathematician, noted for his proof, published in 1882, that π is a transcendental number, i.e., it is not a zero of any polynomial with rational coefficients. Contents 1 Life and education2 Transcendence pr..
Ferdinand von Lüninck
Ferdinand Joseph Meinolph Anton Maria Freiherr von Lüninck (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 Lüninck was married to Auguste Freiin von Gaugreben-Schönau, with who..
Ferdinand von Mueller
Baron Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller (German: Müller) (June 30, 1825 - October 10, 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably botanist. Contents 1 Early life2 Victorian Government Botanist3 Places named after Mueller4 See also5 Bibliograp..
Ferdinand von Muller
Baron Ferdinand von Muller (1825-1896), German botanist and explorer, was born at Rostock on June 30 1825, and was educated, after the early death of his parents, in Schleswig. He studied the flora of Schleswig and Holstein from 1840 to 1847, when he emigrated to South Australia and travelled throu..
Ferdinand von Richthofen
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905). Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (en: Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen), (1833-1905) was a German traveller, geographer and scientist. He travelled or studied in Tirol, Transylvania, much of Asia (where he visited Ceylon, Japan, Taiwan, the Celebes, Java,..
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. in 1842. Two years later he published hi..
Ferdinand von Saar
Ferdinand Ludwig Adam von Saar (born September 30, 1833 in Vienna, Austria; died July 24, 1906 in Döbling) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Together with Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach he was one of the most important realistic writers in the German language of the ending 19th century in..
Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg
Ferdinand von Sammern-Frankenegg (March 17, 1897 – September 20, 1943) was an Oberführer (senior colonel) of the SS and commander of the Warsaw area. He was in charge of the first failed offensive in the Warsaw Ghetto on April 19, 1943. After the failed offensive, von Sammern-Frankenegg was..
Ferdinand von Schill
Ferdinand Baptista von Schill (1776 - 1809), was a Prussian soldier who revolted unsuccessfully against French domination in May of 1809. Ferdinand von Schill - Monument in Stralsund He was born in Saxony, and entered the Prussian cavalry at the age of twelve, he was still a subaltern of dra..
Ferdinand von Wrangel
Admiral Ferdinand Wrangel Baron Ferdinand von Wrangel, in Russian: Ferdinand Petrovich Vrangel' (Фердинанд Петрович Врангель), (December 29, 1796 (January 9, 1797), Pskov, Russia — May 25 (June 6), 1870, Dorpat (now Tartu, Estonia)) was a Russian admiral, explor..
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Zeppelin Ferdinand von Zeppelin This page is about the German aviation pioneer, for other meanings, see Graf Zeppelin (disambiguation). 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 Kon..
Ferdinand Waldo Demara
Ferdinand Waldo Demara (1921-1982), known as "the Great Impostor", masqueraded as many people from monks to surgeons to prison wardens. Demara was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1921. A Roman Catholic, he tried unsuccessfully to enter a Trappist monastery in 1935. Two attempts later it seemed t..
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. See Dreyfus affair. Born in Paris, Esterhazy belonged to an illustrious..
Ferdinand Walter
Jurist, born at Wetzlar, 30 November 1794; died at Bonn, 13 December 1879. After studying at the Latin school of Mühlheim 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. In autumn, 1814, he began to study jurispruden..
Ferdinand Willem, Duke of Wurttemberg-Teck
Ferdinand Willem, Duke of Wurttemberg-Teck (September 12, 1659 - June 7, 1701), general in the Dutch army. He fought at the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692. Appointed general on August 20, 1693 after the Battle of Neerwinden, he became commander of the Garde te Voet as successor of Count Solms , who..
Ferdinand Wüstenfeld
Heinrich Ferdinand Wüstenfeld (1808-1899) was a German orientalist, known as a literary historian of Arabic literature, born at Münden, Hanover. He studied theology and oriental languages at Göttingen and Berlin. He taught at Göttingen, becoming a professor there (1842-90. He published..
Ferdinand Zecca
Ferdinand Zecca (1864–1947) was a cafe entertainer before switching to film in his mid-30s. His film career first film as a director was Le Muet mélomane in 1899. He is among the early directors of French cinema. He also acted, produced, and on occasion wrote films. He co-directed La Vie et ..
Ferdinand Zimmermann
Ferdinand Friedrich Zimmermann (1898 - 1967) was a German author. He used his pseudonym of Ferdinand Fried to publish, and was editor with Die Tat. In 1931 he published the book Das Ende des Kapitalismus (The End of Capitalism), in which he offered that laissez-faire capitalism was dead, and that G..
Ferdinand Zirkel
Ferdinand Zirkel (March 20, 1838 – June 12, 1912), a German geologist and petrographer, was born at Bonn. He was educated in his native town, and graduated Ph.D. at the university in 1861. In early years he was engaged in teaching geology and mineralogy in Vienna. He became professor of geolog..
Ferdi Sabit Soyer
--> Ferdi Sabit Soyer (born 1951) is the de facto TRNC Prime Minister, and Deputy Leader of TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat's Republican Turkish Party (CTP). Soyer, a former union leader, has been a member of the TRNC parliament since 1985 (except for a three-year absence between 1990 and 1993)...
Ferdi Schüth
Ferdi Schüth (Ferdi Schueth) is a German chemist. He was born 8 July 1960 in Allangen/Warstein. He studied chemistry at the University of Münster from 1978 till 1984 and law from 1983 till 1988. After finishing his phd thesis on inorganic chemistry at the University of Münster in 1988 he did a p..
Ferdi Tayfur
Ferdi Tayfur (born 1946) is a Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. He was born in Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. Being successful in his arabesque career he is announced the king of arabasque. ..
Ferdnand Christian Schiess
Ferdnand Christian Schiess was a Swiss 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. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 The medal4 References5 Ex..
Ferdowsi
شاعر پارسی گوی ایرانی بسی رنج بردم در اين سال سی              عجم زنده کردم بدین پارسی Hakīm Abū-l-Qāsem Ferdousī Ṭūsī (حکیم ابوالقاسم فردوسی طو..
Ferdowsi University of Mashad
Ferdowsi University of Mashad is a large state university in Razavi Khorasan province of Iran. Located in Mashad, the university was established in 1949, making it the third oldest major state university of Iran. It is the largest university in northeast Iran, and has a prestigious and large facu..
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. Contents 1 Life2 The historian3 The politician and ..
Ferdydurke
Ferdydurke is a novel by the Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz, published in 1937. Considered a masterpiece of European modernism, Ferdydurke was published at an inopportune moment. World War II, Russia's imposition of a communist regime in Poland and the author's decades of exile in Argentina near..
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. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early years1.2 Petersburg to China1...
Ferdy Mayne
Ferdy Mayne (11 March 1916 - 30 January 1998) was a German actor. Born as Ferdinand Philip Mayer-Horckel in Mainz, Germany. His German-Jewish father was a judge, while his English mother gave singing lessons. To protect him from the Nazis, he was sent to England, where he stayed with his aunt, th..
Ferd Hayward
Ferd Hayward (1911 – ) athlete, born St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, was a short- and long-distance walker who in 1952 had competed with the Canadian National Team at the Olympics held at Helsinki, Finland. Hayward held the Newfoundland record for one mile, ten mile and twenty mile distance..
Fereidoun Farzaneh
Fereidoun Farzaneh, Iranian Composer, Western classical music. Son of Ismail Farzaneh (Iranian diplomat and ambassador)and Fatemeh Sheikh. Born in Tehran, Iran on October 19th, 1911. Completed his studies at the Music Conservatory in Brussels, Belgium, before returning to Iran. After retirement, m..
Feren
Feren is a lake in the municipalities of Meråker, Stjørdal, Levanger and Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. See also List of lakes in Norway ..
Ferenbalm
Ferenbalm (French: Les Baumettes) is a municipality in the Laupen administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Ferenbalm lies on the plateau between the Saane and Bibern rivers. The municipality does not have a central town; it is instead made up of the villages of Ferenbalm, Vogel..
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 est..
Ferenciek tere
Ferenciek tere square is 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. The place is right in the middle of the city. The fashionable shopping avenue Váci utca opens fr..
Ferencváros
For the football club Ferencvárosi TC click here. Contents 1 About the name2 Location3 History4 Parish Church of St. Francis of Assisi5 Sights6 External links About the name Ferencváros, meaning Francis' Town, is a mostly industrial part of Budapest, also known a..
Ferencvárosi Torna Club
Ferencvárosi Torna Club (FTC), perhaps better known as Ferencváros, nicknamed as Fradi, is the most popular Hungarian sports club, founded in 1899. Their stadium is situated in Ferencváros (hence the name), District IX of Budapest. Their colours are green and white. The biggest part of the clu..
Ferencvaros Vase
Celtic F.C won the rights to the Ferencvaros vase on a European tour in 1914. Celtic arrived in Budapest and played Burnley in what evolved into a bad tempered affair. Ferencvaros had agreed to award a trophy to the winner but the match ended in a draw and both teams refused to play extra time. A re..
Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene (Balatonújlak, December 17, 1944 – Budapest, February 27, 2006) was a Hungarian football (soccer) player, 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. Bene played his first international m..
Ferenc Cakó
Ferenc Cakó is a Hungarian sand animation artist, notable for his fluidity and economy. A video of his live performance at SICAF 2003, in Seoul, South Korea, has been widely disseminated online (often misidentified as Japanese). In this performance, Cakó retold the creation myth with brief, succe..
Ferenc Cako
Ferenc Cako is a Hungarian artist whose specialty is performing sand animation. Amongst many performances, Ferenc Cako performed in IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India at Techfest 2004. His show in the Open Air Theatre was a huge hit with thousands of students, professors and visitors attending it. Externa..
Ferenc Csipes
Ferenc Csipes (born March 8, 1965) is a Hungarian canoer who has won four Olympic medals (one gold, two silver and one bronze) in kayak flatwater canoeing. He also won eight world championship golds betwwen 1985 and 1991. 1985 K1 1000m Mechelen, Belgium1986 K1 10000m Montreal, Canada1986 K4 1000..
Ferenc Dávid
Ferenc Dávid (1510 – November 15, 1579) was the founder of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania. Ferenc Dávid (also rendered as Francis David in English) was born in Kolozsvár (known as Cluj-Napoca in Romanian) around 1510. After studying in Wittenberg and Frankfurt he was elected Calvini..
Ferenc Deák
Note: For the football player, see Ferenc Deák (footballer). Deák Ferenc, (October 17, 1803, Söjtör - January 28, 1876, Budapest), was a Hungarian statesman, known as "The Wise Man of the Nation". He first went into politics in 1833 when he attended the assembly of Pressburg (now Bratislava) i..
Ferenc Erkel
Ferenc Erkel [ˈfɛrɛnʦ ˈɛrkɛl] (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. He also composed the music of "Himnusz", the nation..
Ferenc Farkas
Ferenc Farkas (born December 15, 1905 in Nagykanizsa; died October 10, 2000 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. Farkas began his studies in composition at the Budapest Academy of Music (1922–1927), where his teachers were Leó Weiner and Albert Siklós. He later studied with Ottorino Respi..
Ferenc Földes Secondary School
Ferenc Földes Secondary School (Hungarian: Földes Ferenc Gimnázium) is a secondary school in Miskolc, Hungary. It is famous for being one of the best secondary schools of the country. History The building of the school on Heroes' Square The school came into being in 1953 with the unificati..
Ferenc Fricsay
Ferenc Fricsay (1914 - 20 February1963) was a Hungarian conductor. Fricsay was born in Budapest in 1914 and studied music under Bela Bartók, Zoltan Kodály, Ernst von Dohnányi, and Leo Weiner. Fricsay had a meteoric rise to fame, making his first appearance as a conductor at age 15. He became m..
Ferenc Gyurcsány
[Ferenc Gyurcsány] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (pronounced [ˈfɛrɛnts ˈɟurtʃaːɲ]) (born June 4, 1961) is the Prime Minister of Hungary. He was nominated to take that position on the August 25, 2004 by his party, the Hun..
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, Versecz, 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. In 1896 he was elected to parliament and in 1901 became the pres..
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..
Ferenc Juhász
Ferenc Juhász --> Date of birth: 1960 january 6 Place of birth: Nyíregyháza | Spouse: | Csilla Szendrák |- Political party: MSZP - Hungarian Socialist Party Office: Minister of Defense in Hungary Ferenc Juhász is the Minister of Defense from 27th May ..
Ferenc Kalmar
Ferenc Kalmar (1928 Subotica-) is a famous Serbian sculptor of Hungarian ancestry. External links [Ference Kalmar] ..
Ferenc Kazinczy
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 Langua..
Ferenc Kemény
Ferenc Kemény (also known as Francis Kemeni or Franz Kemeny, born in Budapest in 1917) was a Hungarian translator. In 1956, he emigrated to Norway and as of the 1980s, he was living in Oslo. Contents 1 Knowledge of languages2 Translations3 Other books4 Reference Knowledge o..
Ferenc Kölcsey
Ferenc Kölcsey (Sződemeter 1790 - Cseke 1838) was a Hungarian poet, critic and orator born in Transylvania, during the Habsburg Monarchy on August 8, 1790. He was orphaned at an early age and handicapped by the loss of an eye. In his fifteenth year he made the acquaintance of Ferenc Kazinczy ..
Ferenc körút
Ferenc körút is a station on the M3 (North-South) line of the Budapest Metro. There is an exchange opportunity there for the 4-6 tram line. ..
Ferenc Krausz
Ference Krausz was born 17 may 1962 in Mór, hungary. Krausz studied theoretical physics at Eötvös Loránd University and electronics at the Technical University of Budapest. After his habilitation at the Technical University of Vienna he became professor at the same institute. Since 2003 he ..
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. University studies and scientific activities Awarded a diploma from..
Ferenc Martyn
Ferenc Martyn (1899-1986) was an artist and sculptor, Hungarian-born descendant of the Martyn Tribe of Co. Galway, descended from the same branch of the Tribe as Edward Martyn of Tullira (1859-1923). Ferenc's great-grandfather and brothers had settled in the Austro-Hungarian Empire by 1804 where the..
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 t..
Ferenc Molnár
Ferenc Molnár (originally Ferenc Neumann; b. Budapest, January 12 1878; d. New York City, April 1 1952) was one of the greatest Hungarian dramatists and novelists of the 20th century. His Americanized name is Franz Molnar. He emigrated to the United States to escape the Nazi persecution of Hu..
Ferenc Móra
Ferenc Móra (Kiskunfélegyháza, 19 July 1879 – Szeged, 8 February 1934) was a Hungarian (Magyar) novelist, journalist, and museologist. Ferenc Móra is universally recognized and acclaimed as a major writer and author in Hungarian (Magyar) literature. Life of Ferenc Móra (1879-1934) F..
Ferenc Münnich
Ferenc Münnich (born 1886 in Seregélyes; died 1967 in Budapest) was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1958 to 1961. He served in the Austro-Hungarian army in WWI, and fought in the Eastern front. He was captured in 1915, then deported to a lager in Tomsk..
Ferenc Nagy
Ferenc Nagy (1903-1979) was a Hungarian politician of the Smallholders Party, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1946 to 1947. He was elected in 1946, in Hungary's first democratic election. As president he resisted attempts by the Hungarian Communist Party to gain complete control. He ref..
Ferenc Novák
Ferenc Novák (born July 13, 1969 in Budapest) is a Hungarian canoer, who won an Olympic gold medal in the Canadian canoeC-2 500m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Imre Pulai. In the four-man (C-4) canoe he has won a total of three world championship gold medals (1993, 1994 and 200..
Ferenc Pulszky
Ferenc Aurel Pulszky (17 September 1814 - 9 September 1897) was a Hungarian politician and writer. He was born at Eperjes; after studying law and philosophy at the high schools of his native town and Miskolc, he travelled abroad. England particularly attracted him, and his fascinating book, Aus dem..
Ferenc Puskás
Ferenc Puskás (Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc, surname first) (born as Purczeld Ferenc April 2 1927 in Budapest) is a Hungarian former football player and coach. Nicknamed Puskás Öcsi (öcsi means "little brother") he is widely regarded by football historians to be international soccer's first bona..
Ferenc Reitter
Ferenc Reitter was a well known Hungarian architect and engineer who is credited with constructing several landmarks in Budapest. Career Budapest's Great Boulevard is, along with Andrássy út, the most important thoroughfare in Pest. Its construction was first considered in 1871 and it opened to ..
Ferenc Sas
Ferenc Sas was a Hungarian footballer. He played for MTK Hungária FC, and appeared for the Hungary national football team in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in the semifinal against Sweden. ..
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). The Sebő Ensemble was one of the most well-known groups of the Hunga..
Ferenc Somogyi
Ferenc Somogyi (born 1945) is a Hungarian diplomat and businessman. He is a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and served as foreign minister from November 1, 2004 until a cabinet reshuffle in June 2006. His appointment to that position was announced in September 2004. Previously, he was the de..
Ferenc Szálasi
Ferenc Szálasi Date of birth January 6, 1897 Date of death March 12, 1946 Political Party Arrow Cross Party Political positions Leader of the Hungarian Nation (1944-1945) Ferenc Szálasi (January 6, 1897-March 12, 1946) was a Fascist and the Prime Minister of Hungary during the final ..
Ferenc Szisz
Ferenc Szisz (September 20, 1873–February 21, 1944), was a French race car driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix motor racing event. Ferenc Szisz was born in the small town of Szeghalom in Békés county of the Hungarian part the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was trained to be a loc..
Fereneze Golf Club
Fereneze Golf Club is a golf club in the Glasgow commuter town in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is a hilly in-land heathland course, 5918 yards par 71 off competition tees. It was founded in 1904 and so recently celebrated its centenary. Contents 1 Location2 In-Land Links ..
Ferengi
Ferengi on Star Trek: The Next Generation 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..
Ferenginar
In the Star Trek universe, Ferenginar is the homeworld of the Ferengi and the capital of the Ferengi Alliance. Contents 1 Climate2 Architecture3 Culture4 External Links Climate Rain is nearly constant over most of Ferenginar. The buildings of Ferenginar seem to be designe..
Ferengi cuisine
In the fictional Star Trek universe, the cuisine of the Ferengi has achieved little acceptance among other cultures, with a few notable exceptions. Ferengi invented the alcohol substitute synthehol, and the drink "black hole" is popular among some non-Ferengi. Outside of Ferenginar, many Ferengi e..
Ferens Art Gallery
The Ferens Art Gallery is an art gallery in the English city of Kingston upon Hull. Opened in 1927, the gallery features extensive array of both permanent collections and roving exhibitions. The building also houses a children's gallery and a popular cafe. External link [Hull City Council: Fer..
Ferentari
Ferentari is a neighbourhood in the 5th Sector of Bucharest, Romania. It stretches from between Sălaj Street (westernmost point), Progresului Street in the North West, The border between the 5th and 4th district in the South West, Prelungirea Ferentari in the East and Bucharest City Limits in the ..
Ferentina
Ferentina was the patron goddess of the city Ferentinum, Latium. She was protector of the Latin commonwealth. She was also closely associated with the Roman Empire. ..
Ferentino
Ferentino (Latin: Ferentinum) is a town and commune in Italy, in the province of Frosinone, 65 km southeast of Rome. It is situated on a hill 400 m above sea-level. History Ferentinum was a town of the Hernici; it was captured from them by the Romans in 364 BC and took no part in the risin..
Ferentus
Ferentus is a MMORPG developed by DQ. Since August 2005 this has been released as open beta. Game mods and a few others are currently testing out a new Ferentus server with the patched version of the game. The new Ferentus test server came online in late May and while it was originally announce..
Feretrius
Feretrius is one of the titles of the Roman god Jupiter. In this capacity Jupiter was called upon to witness the signing of contracts and marriages. An oath was taken that called upon Jupiter to strike down the person if they swore the oath falsely. ..
Feretrum
A feretrum is a shrine containing the sacred effigies and relics of a saint. See also Reliquary This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
FERET database
FERET database is the de-facto standard in facial recognition system evaluation. The Face Recognition Technology (FERET) program is managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A database of facial imagery was collec..
Fereydan
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Fereydoon Batamanghelidj
Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D. (1931-2004). was born in Iran. Fereydoon attended Fettes College in Scotland and was a graduate of St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School of London University, where he studied under Sir Alexander Fleming. His research in the field of Gastroenterology, and subsequent boo..
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. Works by Family Books on Physics K..
Fereydoon Moshiri
Fereydoon Moshiri (Born 1926, Tehran, Iran) was one of the most prominent contemporary Persian poets. Moshiri is best known as conciliator of classical Persian poetry at one side with the New Poetry initiated by Nima Yooshij at the other side. One of the major contributions of Moshiri's poetry, a..
Fereydoon Shahr
Fereydoon Shahr or Fereydunshahr is a city in the western part of the Isfahan province of Iran. It is situated inside the Zagros mountain range. It has the country's largest population of ethnic Georgians. See also Georgians in Iran ..
Fereydoun Moshiri
Fereydoon Moshiri (فریدون مشیری; in Persian;August, 1926- October 24 , 2000) Fereydoon Moshiri was born in September 1926 in Tehran to a family that was known to have a legacy of poetry. His school years were divided between Tehran and Mashhad where his father held administrative posts...
Fereydun
Fereydūn (فریدون), also pronounced Farīdūn, in medieval Persian Firēdūn, Middle Persian Frēdōn, and Avestan Θraētaona is the name of an Iranian mythical king and hero who is an emblem of victory, justice and generosity in the Persian literature. Contents 1 Etymology2 Θr..
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. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Fergal Byron
Fergal Byron is a gaelic football player for Laois. He won a Leinster senior medal with Laois in 2003 and picked up an All-Star award in the same year. He also won a Leinster Under 21 medal with Laois in 1994. He is a goalkeeper and his club is Courtwood. ..
Fergal Hartley
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Fergal Hartley is an Irish hurler who plays with both County Waterford and Ballygunner at club level. Fergal i..
Fergal Keane
Fergal Patrick Keane OBE (born January 6 1961) is an Irish writer and broadcaster. For many years, Keane was the BBC's correspondent in Southern Africa. He is the nephew of Irish author John B. Keane Contents 1 Early life2 Career3 Published works4 External links Early life B..
Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien (born March 8, 1972) is an Irish professional snooker player. His greatest achievement was winning the British Open in 1999, beating Anthony Hamilton 9-7 in the final. He also reached the final of the 2001 Masters, and three other ranking semi-finals. He spent 3 seasons as a top 16 ..
Fergal O'Hanlon
Fergal O'Hanlon (1939 – 1 January, 1957) was a member of the Irish Republican Army from County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland. He was a draughtsman employed by Monaghan County Council, and he played Gaelic football. Aged 17, he was killed along with Seán South while taking part in an attack ..
Fergana
Fergana Fergana (Uzbek: Farg'ona [Фарғона] or Farghana, 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 Kyrg..
Fergana Province
Fergana ProvinceFarg‘ona viloyati Capital: Fergana (Farg'ona) Area: 6,800 km² Population: 2,597,500 (2005) Population density: 392 people/km² ISO 3166-2: UZ-FA Fergana Province (Uzbek: Farg'ona viloyati / Russian: Ферганская область) is an vil..
Fergana Valley
The Fergana Valley or Ferghana Valley Uzbek: , Kyrgyz: Фергана өрөөнү, Tajik: водии Фaрғонa, Russian: , Persian: ) is a region in the Tian Shan mountain ranges of Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The Tomb of Ali at Shakhimardan, ..
Ferganocephale
Ferganocephale was possibly an early pachycephalosaurid dinosaur. It was from the Middle Jurassic of Kyrgyzstan. The type species, Ferganocephale adenticulatum, was first described by Averianov, Martin, and Bakirov in 2005, and is based solely on teeth. Sullivan, 2006, disputes the pachycephalosa..
Ferganosaurus
Ferganosaurus was a dinosaur first described in 2003 by Alifanov and Averianov. The type species is Ferganosaurus verzilini. It was a sauropod, but has not yet been fully described. Thus, further details are unknown. References http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/dinobase/Yrs2000.htmlhttp://www.courier.c..
Fergburger
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Fergee (Judge Dredd character)
Fergee is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd universe, first introduced in prog 100 of the UK comic book 2000 AD. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Finding himself on the wrong side of the law more than once, Fergee finally sought refuge from the ..
Fergie
Fergie is a common nickname. Famous Fergies include: Fergie, Radio 1 DJSarah, Duchess of York (b. 1959), previously Sarah Margaret Ferguson, member of the British Royal Family.Sir Alex Ferguson (b. 1941), a Scottish football manager.Stacy Ferguson (b. 1975), the female singer of the American hip-ho..
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. Fergie played his first set at the age of 14 in his native Larne. Allegedly a milk cr..
Fergnae of Iona
Fergnae of Iona was the fourth abbot of Iona (605-623). Fergnae was the first abbot of Iona to have come from outside Saint Columba's generation. Moreover, unlike his predecessors, he was not from the Cenél Conaill, the kin-group to which Columba belonged. Adomnán records that he witnessed one of..
Fergus
Fergus is a popular Irish and Scots Gaelic name meaning "man-strength" or "virility". Some people called Fergus include: Fergus of GallowayFergus Lethderg ("red-side" or "half-red"), a son of Nemed who leads his people against the Fomorians in the Irish Mythological CycleFergus mac Róich, a charac..
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. A charter issued by Fergus appears to have survived..
Fergus, Ontario
Fergus ([43°43′N 80°24′W]) is a small town of 10,017 (2001) people in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about eighteen km north of Guelph. Fergus is best known for the annual highland games, held in August. Competitions are held for music, dancing and 'heavy' events such a..
Fergusade
Fergusade was a glucose-based energy drink manufactured in Strathmore Springs in Scotland before being bought out by GlaxoSmithKline (the owners of the Lucozade brand). After being acquired, the Fergusade brand was continued only briefly before being discontinued. The drink was aesthetically simil..
Ferguson
Ferguson can refer to many things. An alternative spelling of Fergusson An Irish/Scottish ClanFerguson, a rifle produced in the late 1770s.Sir Harry Ferguson Tractor designer and Industrialist:Various companies related to Harry Ferguson : :: The Ferguson Company :: Ferguson Research Ltd. Racing ca..
Ferguson, Iowa
Ferguson is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census. Geography Ferguson is located at [41°56′15″N, 92°51′54″W] (41.937460, -92.865004)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit..
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. The population was..
Ferguson, Missouri
Ferguson is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 22,406 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 Neighboring Ferguson5 External links Geography Ferguson is located at [38°44′44″N, 90°17′48″W]..
Fergusonite
Fergusonite is a mineral comprising a complex oxide of various rare earth elements. Its formula is given basically as (Ce,La,Nd)NbO4. However other analyses also include yttrium, erbium, and tantalum. It is found as small (less than 100 micrometres), needle-like crystals in pegmatite. ..
Ferguson Bay
Ferguson Bay is a small inlet on the Southern Thule isle of Morrell. It is in effect the only safe anchorage on Southern Thule. It was here that the Argentine Air Force set up the Corbeta Uruguay base, starting an occupation (and only human habitation in the entire South Sandwich Islands archipelag..
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. The building is named for former Premi..
Ferguson Center for the Performing Arts
The Ferguson Center for the Arts is a new theater and concert hall on the campus of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, USA. It fully opened in September of 2005. So far it has had many famous names perform there from B.B. King to Bruce Hornsby. The hit musical,The Music Man pe..
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 attachme..
Ferguson family (Glendora, California)
(1933 - Present) Descendants of the original pioneers of San Bernardino, the Ferguson family moved to Glendora, California in 1933 when Roy N. Ferguson, a distinguished geologist/wildcatter, bought Bluebird Ranch. Roy and his three sons, John, Richard, and Robert Ferguson, worked the Ranch with..
Ferguson Jenkins
Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM (born December 13 1943 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada) is an African-Canadian former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1963, Jenkins made his major league debut as a 21-year old in 1965. He was traded the followin..
Ferguson John
Ferguson John is a Saint Lucian politician representing the Choiseul and Saltibus constituency for the Saint Lucia Labour Party. ..
Ferguson Junior High School (Arlington, Texas)
Ferguson Junior High School is a middle school serving grades 7-8 located in Arlington, Texas and is part of the Arlington Independent School District. The current principal is David Tapia. The mascot of the school is the Titan, and the school colors are orange and blue. External links [Fergus..
Ferguson Left
Ferguson Left is a political faction within the Australian Labor Party. The faction is headed by Martin Ferguson, a former president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Although educated in Sydney, Ferguson is a Victorian member of the Australian House of Representatives. Other memb..
Ferguson Research Ltd.
Ferguson Research Ltd. was a British company belonging to Sir Harry Ferguson and mostly known as a racing cars constructor and a 4WD transmission systems supplier. Ferguson was part of the famous Massey-Ferguson tractor company, but in late 1950s he decided to exit that business and set up Ferguso..
Ferguson Ridge
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Ferguson rifle
The Ferguson rifle was most likely the first breech loading rifle to be adopted by any organised military force. It was a .69 caliber rifle used in the American Revolutionary War at the end of the 1700s. The breech of the weapon is closed by a multistart tapered screw, and the trigger guard serve..
Ferguson TE20
The Ferguson Model TE20 was a British agricultural tractor. It was Harry Ferguson's most successful design, commonly known as the Little Grey Fergie. It was manufactured from 1946 to 1956. It was a small but effective design and is a popular collectors item for enthusiasts today. Contents 1&n..
Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Ferguson Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,063 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 124.5 km² (48.1 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were..
Ferguson Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Ferguson Township is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 410 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 61.5 km² (23.8 mi²). 61.1 km² (23.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) ..
Ferguson Township, Pennsylvania
Ferguson Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Ferguson Township, Centre County, PennsylvaniaFerguson Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referre..
Fergusson Baronets
The title of Baronet Fergusson of Kilkerran, Ayr in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, was created for John Fergusson on 30 November 1703. Fergusson Baronets (..
Fergusson College
Main Building of Fergusson College Kimaya, the cultural center 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 ..
Fergusson Island
Fergusson Island is the largest island of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands, in Papua New Guinea. It has an area of just over 500 square miles, and mostly consists mountainous regions, covered by rain forests. ..
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".William Forbes Skene (ed.), Celtic Scotland, (Edinburgh, 1887),..
Fergus (Juergensen Field) Airport
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Fergus Bowes-Lyon
Captain Fergus Bowes-Lyon (April 18, 1889 - September 27, 1915) was a brother of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. He served with the 8th Battalion Black Watch and was killed in the opening stages of the Battle of Loos. He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial. External links [CWGC: Fergus Bow..
Fergus County, Montana
Fergus County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 11,893. Its county seat is Lewistown6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a to..
Fergus Devils
The Fergus Devils are a Junior "C" team based out of Fergus, Ontario. They play out of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. Fergus Green Machine 1971 - 1987 Fergus Devils 1990 to Present ..
Fergus Dubdétach
Fergus Dubdétach (or Fearghus Duibhdeadach, "black-tooth") was a legendary High King of Ireland, said to have ruled in the 3rd century. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
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. He studied law at the University of Glasgow where he was a member of th..
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Fergus Falls is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,471 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Otter Tail County6. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.5 km² (14.1 mi²). 33.8 km² (13.1 mi²) of i..
Fergus Falls Municipal Airport
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Fergus Falls Township, Minnesota
Fergus Falls Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,051 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 74.0 km² (28.6 mi²). 72.4 km² (27.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi�..
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. He previously served as an adviser to Dick Spring from 1983 to 1997. During thi..
Fergus Fortamail
Fergus Fortamail ("strong, prevailing"), son of Bresal Brec, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century BC. He was the great-great-grandson of Labraid Loingsech. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Fergus Hall
Fergus Hall is a scottish artist born in paisley, and has exhibited at the Portal gallery in london. He is known for the Tarot that he created for James Bond film Live and Let Die. His paintings have been published on 2 LP sleeves for King Crimson, these 3 paintings bought by Robert Fripp from the G..
Fergus Henderson
Fergus Henderson (born 1963) is a moderately famous British chef most notable for his use of the undesirable parts of an animal. Most of his dishes are traditional British cuisine or variants of such. Celebrity chefs, Anthony Bourdain and Mario Batali, both praise Henderson for his dishes which o..
Fergus Hume
Ferguson Wright Hume (1859-1932) was an English novelist. Early life Hume was born in England. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to New Zealand. He attended high school in Dunedin and studied law at the University of Otago. Shortly after graduation he left for Melbourne wher..
Fergus Hunt
Fergus Hunt (1876 – ?) was a English footballer, who played as a striker or right-winger. Hunt started his career with Mexborough before he joined Second Division Middlesbrough Ironopolis in 1893, playing there for a single season and scoring 5 goals in 11 appearances; however, in the summer of 1..
Fergus Johnston
Fergus Johnston (born 1959). Irish composer and member of Aosdána. He studied for both a degree in music and a Master's Degree in Music and Media Technology at Trinity College Dublin. His output includes works for both orchestra and smaller ensemble, some works which include electronics, and a one..
Fergus Kerr
Fergus Kerr OP is a Dominican friar teaching Philosophy and Theology at Blackfriars Hall in Oxford University and Edinburgh University. He is the author of the works Theology after Wittgenstein, Immortal Longings, and After Aquinas. ..
Fergus mac Echdach
Fergus mac Echdach was king of Dál Riata (modern western Scotland) from about 778 until 781. He succeeded Áed Find. He is stated to have been a son of Eochaid mac Echdach, and thus a brother of Áed. Some much later sources make him a son of Áed, but this is not credited by modern studies. His ..
Fergus mac Róich
For other personages and places called Fergus, see Fergus. In Irish mythology, Fergus (or Fearghus) mac Róich (or mac Róeg) 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 h..
Fergus Martin
Fergus Martin (born in Cork, Ireland in 1955) is an Irish artist. Martin studied at Dún Laoghaire School of Art now known as Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. He was elected a member of Aosdana. From 1979 – 1988 he lived in Italy, where he lectured in English Language at..
Fergus McCann
Fergus McCann is a Scotland-born Canadian business tycoon, who made his money in real estate, famous for his involvement in Celtic F.C., the football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. He took over the running of the club in 1994, after it became clear that the club was facing bankruptcy. He refinan..
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. The family was not particularly musical but it prized the arts, often spending year..
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. He spent most of his life as a mill worker. He at some point had an affair with Vera O'Dr..
Fergus Millar
Fergus Millar FBA is Camden Professor of Ancient History Emeritus Oxford University. He received the Kenyon Medal for Classics from the British Academy in 2005. Millar numbers among the most influential ancient historians of the twentieth century. Publications A Study of Cassius Dio (1964).The Ro..
Fergus Montgomery
Sir William Fergus Montgomery (born November 1927) was a Conservative member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Jarrow Grammar School and the University of Durham, and became a teacher in 1950. From 1950 until 1958 he was a councillor serving on Hebburn urban district council..
Fergus Mór
Fergus Mór mac Eirc (Scottish Gaelic: Fergus Mòr Mac Earca) was a legendary king of Dál Riata. He was the son of Erc. While his historicity may be debatable, his posthumous importance as the founder of Scotland in the national myth of Medieval and Renaissance Scotland is not in doubt. Rulers of..
Fergus O'Brien
Fergus O'Brien (born March, 1930) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. Fergus O'Brien was born in Dublin in 1930. He was educated at the College of Technology at Bolton Street before becoming involved in politics. O'Brien was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) on his se..
Fergus O'Dowd
Fergus O'Dowd (born September, 1948) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for Louth and Fine Gael Spokesperson for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. Fergus O'Dowd was born in Thurles, County Tipperary. He was educated by the Christian Brothers in Droghe..
Fergus of Galloway
Picture of Fergus in a MS of Ferguut, a derivative text based on the Roman de Fergus from the Netherlands. 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 B..
Fergus O’Byrne
Fergus O'Byrne is an Irish-Canadian banjo, concertina and bodhrán player best known as a member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland band trio Ryan's Fancy; born in Dublin, Ireland. In the late 1960s, O'Byrne emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he met Dermot O'Reilly, Ralph O'Brien and Gary Kavan..
Fergus Pollock
Fergus Pollock is a British car designer. He is a Vehicle Design graduate of the British Royal College of Art, London . Some of his cars Renault Espace Jaguar XJSJaguar XK8Jaguar XJ8 References ..
Fergus Slattery
Fergus Slattery was born in Dublin on 12th February, 1949. He played schools rugby for St. Mary's College C.S.Sp and then moved on to play senior rugby for University College Dublin, before earning a call up to the Irish international side in 1970. During his career Slattery earned 61 caps, 18 as c..
Fergus Suter
Fergus Suter, Blackburn Rovers full-back, from 1880 to 1889 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,..
Fergus Watts
Fergus Watts (born September 21, 1985) is an Australian rules football player with the AFL's St Kilda Football Club. Watts spent his first two AFL seasons with Adelaide after being selected by the Crows in the first round of the 2003 AFL National Draft, but saw limited playing opportunities as he ..
Ferhadija mosque
Ferhat-Pasha "Ferhadija" Mosque Ferhat-Pasha Mosque or more widely known as Ferhadija Mosque was a central building of the city of Banja Luka and one of the most successful achievements of the Islamic architecture of the 16th century Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mosque was built in 1579 in a c..
Ferhan Sensoy
Ferhan Sensoy (February 26, 1951) is a writer, actor and stage director. Born in Carsamba, Samsun, Sensoy started his secondary school education at Galatasaray High School and completed it in Çarşamba High School in 1970. Early history Interrupting his education at the Fine Arts Academy, Depa..
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. Among more important commissions were Ferhadija and Arnaudi..
Ferhat Abbas
Ferhat Abbas (b. 24 October, 1899 - d. 23 December, 1985) (Arabic: فرحات عباس) was an Algerian political leader and briefly acted in a provisional capacity as the country's first President after independence in 1962. Contents 1 Background2 Involvement with FLN3 After indep..
Ferhat Mehenni
Ferhat Mehenni, born on the 5th of March 1951, is a Kabyle singer and leader of the Movement for the autonomy of Kabylie, most famous in his native Algeria (Only in Kabylie). Having graduated from the University of Algier with a degree in political science, Ferhat made his first steps into the worl..
Ferhat Tunc
Ferhat Tunc is a Kurdish musician. Discography "Kızılırmak" Almanya-1982 "Bu Yürek Bu Sevda Var İken" Almanya-1984 "Vurgunum Hasretine"-1986 "Ay Işığı Yana Yana"-1987 "Yaşam Direnmektir"-1988 "İstanbul Konserleri-1"-1988 "Vuruldu"-1989 "Gül Vatan"-1990 "Ateş Gibi"-1991 "İsta..
Ferho Derwich
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Ferho Derwich is one of the chairmen (along with his brother Medeni Akgül) of the Kurdish Institute Brussels in..
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. Ferhunde and Necdet later took lessons from several teachers in Istanbul, ..
Feria
This article incorporates information from the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1917. 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 sta..
Ferias (TransMilenio)
Ferias Avenida 68 ◄ ► Boyacá Location Calle 80with Transversal 67 Bis Neighborhood Engativá Opened 2000 The simple station Ferias is part of the TransMilenio mass-transit system of Bogotá, Colombia, opened in the year 2000. Contents 1 Location2 History3 Station S..
Feria de San Telmo
Feria de San Telmo (Spanish: San Telmo Fair) is a antique fair from barrio (neighbourhood) of San Telmo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was created in 1970 by architect José María Peña. The fair is composed by 270 stands. It is located in Plaza Dorrego and runs every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm...
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. The exact date of the fair varies..
Ferid
Ferid Egan is a character in the Genso Suikoden series of roleplaying games. He appears in Suikoden V. Statistics Name: Ferid Egan Alias: His Majesty, His Commandership Origin: Queendom of Falena, Island Nation Age: About 35 Race: Human Rune: N/A Family: Arshtat Falenas (wife), Prince of Falen..
Feridhoo (Alif Alif Atoll)
Feridhoo Island Summary Belongs to Alif Alif Atoll Location Population 658 Length 1125m Width 575m Distance from Malé 88.06km Administrative Information Island Chief Hassan Mohamed (Kudabe) Island office phone 6660545 Island office fax 6660545 Feridhoo (Dhiveh..
Feridun Karakaya
--> Feridun Karakaya (1928, Istanbul-2004, Istanbul) was a well known Turkish comedy actor. He took part in several stage and film productions between years 1955 and 2002. He is best remembered with his famous character "Cilalı İbo" (Ibo the Polished). He died of heart failure at the age of 76. D..
Feridun Sungur
Feridun Sungur is a player with Trabzonspor, a Turkish football club, from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. Born in Arsin, Turkey, he is a defender standing at 177 cm and 74 kg. His signing in July 2005 for Trabzonspor signalled a return to the club ..
Feridun Zaimoğlu
Feridun Zaimoğlu (born 4 December 1964) is a poet and visual artist of German Turkish origin. Zaimoğlu has developed since 1995 to have become one of the important poets of contemporary German language. His central theme are the problems of the second and third generation of Turkish immigrants to..
Ferid Chouchane
Ferid Chouchane (born 19 April 1973) is a retired Tunisian football defender. He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Clubs Étoile SahelClub Africain External link [Career history] at National Football Teams ..
Ferid Muhić
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Ferid Murad
Dr. 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. He receiv..
Ferintosh
Ferintosh is the name of more than one place, including: Ferintosh, Alberta in CanadaFerintosh, Black Isle in Scotland Also: Ferintosh (band) - a music group based in Shokan, New York, USA. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Ferintosh, Alberta
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Ferintosh, Black Isle
Ferintosh is the name of a parish in the Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Confusingly, Ferintosh Parish Church is at nearby Conon Bridge, whereas Urquhart Parish Church is close to the Ferintosh Burn (see below). The Ferintosh whisky distillery was burnt down during the Jacobite disturbance..
Ferintosh (band)
Ferintosh is a music group based in Shokan, New York, which describes its style as Celtic Baroque Folk. External links [The band's homepage] ..
Ferion
Ferion is a browser-based game of expansion, research, alliance and war whereby players build empires in an arena and compete for the possession of planets. Each arena typically contains 5000 planets which are grouped as planetary systems (5 planets per system) and each empire starts with only 1 pla..
Ferio Desert
The Ferio Desert is a desert in central Senegal. ..
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. The book is narrated b..
FERISTSA
FERISTSA is the name of a proposed 2500km US$ 3 billion standard gauge railway to link Central America to Mexico and thus to the USA and Canada. The main cargo would be containers from ports in Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Currently, standard gauge track does not extend continuou..
Ferite
Ferite is an object-oriented programming language inspired by several other programming languages. Ferite is a "clean" language with several influences: Objects from Java/C++Functions from C/PHPClosures from SchemeBlock calling from RubyNamespaces from C++ Ferite was created in 2000 by Chris Ross. ..
Ferit Şahenk
Ferit Şahenk (born 1963) is Chairman of Turkey's Doğuş Holding conglomerate and one of the countries wealthiest individuals, with a personal fortune estimated at USD$ 1.5 billion.Forbes List of Billionares 2006 Background Şahenk received his Bachelors from Boston College, Boston, Massachusett..
Ferizli
Ferizli is a district of Sakarya Province of Turkey. Adapazarı | Akyazı | Ferizli | Geyve | Hendek | Karapürçek | Karasu | Kaynarca | Kocaali | Pamukova | Sapanca | Söğütlü | Taraklı ..
Feri Tradition
The Feri Tradition (also Faery, Fairy, Faerie etc.) is an initiatory mystery tradition of Witchcraft. It is an ecstatic, rather than a fertility, tradition stemming from the teachings of Victor Anderson and his wife Cora Anderson. Strong emphasis is placed on sensual experience and awareness, incl..
Ferkessédougou
Ferkessédougou, often shortened to Ferké is the second big town in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire. It is an important pole of development as it is the obligatory gate towards Burkina Faso and Mali. It is also a major transport crossroads and is known for its market and hospital. The agricul..
Ferko lawsuit
The Ferko lawsuit is a common nickname for a lawsuit that was challenged between plaintiff Francis Ferko, a shareholder of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.'s Texas Motor Speedway, and defendents NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Ferko contended that the defendents violated antitrust la..
Ferla
Ferla is a town and comune in the province of Syracuse, part of Sicily, Italy. The Necropolis of Pantalica, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino. Sicilia · Communes of the province of Syracuse Augusta |..
Ferland Airport
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Ferlens
Ferlens is a municipality in the district of Oron of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ..
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 o..
Ferlo
Ferlo is a region in Senegal, rapidly depopulated because of desertification. There are two Faunal Reserves in Ferlo. ..
Fermanagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh County constituency Created: 1801 Abolished: 1885 Type: House of Commons A former UK Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning two Members of Parliament. Contents 1 Boundaries2 Members of Parliament3 Elections4 References Boundaries This constituency c..
Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and South Tyrone County constituency Fermanagh and South Tyrone shown within Northern Ireland Created: 1950 MP: Michelle Gildernew Party: Sinn Féin Type: House of Commons Districts: Fermanagh, Dungannon and South Tyrone EP constituency: Northern Ireland Fermanagh & South ..
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, 1981 (April)
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 poli..
Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, 1981 (August)
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. Background of the constituency Main Articles: Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parli..
Fermanagh and Tyrone (Northern Ireland Parliament constituencies)
Fermanagh and Tyrone are two of the six counties comprising Northern Ireland. County Fermanagh and County Tyrone were represented in the Northern Ireland House of Commons 1921-1973. This article deals with the Fermanagh and Tyrone County constituencies. See also the List of Northern Ireland Parliam..
Fermanagh and Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and Tyrone County constituency Created: 1922 Abolished: 1950 Type: House of Commons Fermanagh and Tyrone was a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons. Contents 1 Boundaries2 Members of Parliament3 Elections4 Sources Boundaries The cons..
Fermanagh District Council
redirect [[Template:Infobox Northern Ireland district]]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 and..
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 in..
Fermanagh Herald
The Fermanagh Herald is a newspaper based in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. it is published by the North West of Ireland Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. ..
Fermanagh Township, Pennsylvania
Fermanagh Township is a township in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,544 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 84.1 km² (32.5 mi²). 83.1 km² (32.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) ..
Fermana Calcio
Fermana Calcio is an Italian football club, based in Fermo, Marche. The club was founded in 1925, after the merger of Fermo F.C. and S.S. La Fermo. Fermana currently plays in Serie C1/A, having for the first and last time been in Serie B in 2000. Fermana relegated to Serie C2 after the 2005/2006 ..
Fermat's Enigma
Fermat's Enigma is a non-fiction book written by Simon Singh. It was published in 1998. The book explains Fermat's last theorem by beginning with Pythagoras, and continues up until its proof by Andrew Wiles. ..
Fermat's factorization method
Fermat's factorization method is a representation of an odd integer as the difference of two squares: [N = a^2 - b^2.] That difference is algebraically factorable as [(a+b)(a-b)]; if neither factor equals one, it is a proper factorization of N. Put another way, we are looking fo..
Fermat's Last Theorem
Pierre de Fermat Problem II.8 in the Arithmetica of Diophantus, annotated with Fermat's comment which became Fermat's Last Theorem (edition of 1670). Fermat's Last Theorem (sometimes abbreviated as FLT) is one of the most famous theorems in the history of mathematics. It states that: I..
Fermat's little theorem
Fermat's little theorem (not to be confused with Fermat's last theorem) states that if p is a prime number, then for any integer a, [a^p \equiv a \pmod\,\!] This means that if you start with a number, initialized to 1, and repeatedly multiply, for a total of p multiplications, that number ..
Fermat's principle
Fermat's principle assures that the angles given by Snell's law always reflect light's quickest path between P and Q. Fermat's principle in optics states: The actual path between two points taken by a beam of light is the one which is traversed in the least time. This principle was first ..
Fermat's spiral
Fermat's spiral (also known as a parabolic spiral) follows the equation [r\ =\ \pm\theta^] in polar coordinates. It is a type of Archimedean spiral. In disc phyllotaxis (sunflower, daisy), the mesh of spirals occurs in Fibonacci numbers because divergence (angle of succession in a sin..
Fermat's theorem
The 17th century mathematician Pierre de Fermat produced many theorems. Fermat's theorem most commonly refers to one of the following theorems: Fermat's last theoremFermat's little theoremFermat's theorem on sums of two squaresFermat's theorem (stationary points) This is a [disambiguationdisamb..
Fermat's theorem (stationary points)
Fermat's theorem is a theorem in real analysis, named after Pierre de Fermat. It gives a method to find local maxima and minima of differentiable functions by showing that every local extremum of the function is a stationary point (the function derivative is zero in that point). So, by using Ferma..
Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares
In mathematics, Pierre de Fermat's theorem on sums of two squares states that an odd prime number p is expressible as [p = x^2 + y^2,] with x and y integers, if and only if [p \equiv 1 \pmod.] For example, the primes 5, 13, 17, 29, 37 and 41 are all congruent to 1 modulo 4, a..
Fermata
Fermata A fermata (or hold or pause) is an element of musical notation indicating that the note should be sustained for longer than its note value would indicate. Exactly how much longer it is held is up to the discretion of the performer, but twice as long is not unusual. It is usually printe..
Fermat (crater)
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Fermat computer algebra system
Fermat is a shareware program developed by Prof. Robert H. Lewis of Fordham University. It is an interactive system for mathematical experimentation. It is a super calculator-computer algebra system, in which items being computed can be integers (of arbitrary size), rational numbers, real numbers, ..
Fermat cubic
In geometry, the Fermat cubic, named after Pierre de Fermat, is a surface defined by [ x^3 + y^3 + z^3 = 1. \ ] Methods of algebraic geometry provide the following parametrization of Fermat's cubic: [ x(s,t) = (s^2 + s t + t^2)^2 \over t (s^2 + s t + t^2) - 3} ] [ y(s,t) ..
Fermat curve
In mathematics, the Fermat curve is the algebraic curve in the complex projective plane defined in homogeneous coordinates (X:Y:Z) by the Fermat equation Xn + Yn = Zn. Therefore in terms of the affine plane its equation is xn + yn = 1, with integer solutions (not all zero) of the projective equa..
Fermat number
In mathematics, a Fermat number, named after Pierre de Fermat who first studied them, is a positive integer of the form [F_ = 2^ + 1] where n is a nonnegative integer. The first eight Fermat numbers are (sequence [[OEIS:A000215|A000215]] in OEIS): F0 = 21 + 1 = 3 F1 = 22 + 1 = 5 F2 = 24..
Fermat point
In geometry, the Fermat point, also called Torricelli point, and first isogonic center, is the solution to the problem of finding a point F inside a triangle ABC such that the total distance from the three vertex to point F is the minimum possible. It is so named because this problem is first rais..
Fermat polygonal number theorem
Every positive integer is a sum of at most [n] [n]-polygonal numbers. An example of triangular number case would be 17 = 10 + 6 + 1. A well-known special case of this is Lagrange's four-square theorem, which states that every positive number can be represented as a sum of four ..
Fermat primality test
The Fermat primality test is a probabilistic test to determine if a number is composite or probably prime. Contents 1 Concept2 Algorithm and running time3 Flaws4 Usage5 References Concept Fermat's little theorem states that if p is prime and [1 \le a < p], the..
Fermentation
Fermentation in progress Fermentation typically refers to the conversion of sugar to alcohol using yeast. However, a more appropriate definition would be the chemical conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols or acids. The process is often used to produce wine and beer, but fermentation is a..
Fermentation lock
Fermentation lock on homebrewing fermentation vessel. The fermentation lock or airlock is a device used in beer brewing and wine making that allows carbon dioxide released by the beer to escape the fermenter, while not allowing air to enter the fermenter, thus avoiding possible bacterial con..
Fermentation theory
The fermentation theory of disease is the (now obsolete) concept that many diseases, including the diseases which were "epidemic, endemic and contagious," owe their origin to the presence of a "morbific principle" in the system, acting in a manner analogous to, although not identical with, the proce..
Fermented fish
Prepared Fermented Fish Fermented Fish is an Eskimo food that is eaten raw and frozen. It is a staple part of the diet in many Yupik communities of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Preparation Fermented fish is prepared by first digging a hole about two feet in the ground. The preparer places a fresh..
Fermented soy products
Well known food products made from fermented soybeans: MisoTamariNattoTempeh..
Fermentek
Fermentek Ltd. is a biotechnological company, located in Jerusalem, Israel, specializing in the research, development and manufacture of biologically active, natural products isolated from microorganisms as well as from other natural sources such as plant and algae. External links [Official we..
Ferment (album)
Ferment is the first full-length album by the U.K. band Catherine Wheel, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). Four songs ("Shallow", "I Want to Touch You", "She's My Friend", and "Salt") had previously appeared on independently released 12" EPs, and were re-recorded for inclusion on the album. Th..
Ferme générale
The Ferme générale was, in ancien régime France, essentially a franchised customs and excise operation which collected duties on behalf of the king, under 6-year contracts. The major tax collectors in that system were known as the fermiers généraux (farmers-general in English). Contents 1&..
Ferme ornée
The term ferme ornée as used in English garden history derives from Stephen Switzer's term for 'ornamented farm'. It describes a country estate laid out partly according to aesthetic principles and partly for farming. During the eighteenth century the original ferme ornée was Woburn Farm, made by ..
Fermi
Fermi has multiple definitions: Enrico Fermi, the Italian physicistFermi problem, an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, approximation, and the importance of clearly identifying one's assumptions.The Fermi paradox, pertaining to extraterrestrial civilizations, an excellent exa..
Fermi's golden rule
In quantum physics, Fermi's golden rule is a way to calculate the transition rate between two eigenstates of a quantum system using time-dependent perturbation theory, which means it's an approximation. We consider the system to begin in an eigenstate [| i\rangle] of a given Hamiltonian ..
Fermi's interaction
In physics, Fermi's interaction is an old explanation of the weak force, proposed by Enrico Fermi. Four fermions directly interact with one another. For example, this interaction is directly able to split a neutron (or a down-quark) to an electron, antineutrino and a proton (or an up-quark). Tree..
Fermi-Dirac statistics
Particle statistics Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics Bose-Einstein statistics Fermi-Dirac statistics Parastatistics Anyonic statistics Braid statistics [edit] 300px In statistical mechanics, Fermi-Dirac statistics is a particular case of particle statistics developed by Enric..
Fermi-Walker differentiation
In the theory of Lorentzian manifolds, Fermi-Walker differentiation is a generalization of covariant differentiation. Application to general relativity In general relativity, Fermi-Walker derivatives of the spacelike unit vector fields in a frame field, taken with respect to the timelike unit vect..
Fermi-Walker transport
Fermi-Walker transport is a process in general relativity used to define a coordinate system or reference frame such that all curvature in the frame is due to the presence of mass/energy density and not to arbitrary spin or rotation of the frame. Contents 1 Acceleration is perpendicular to..
FERMIAC
The Monte Carlo trolley, or FERMIAC, was an analog computer invented by physicist Enrico Fermi to aid in his studies of neutron transport. Operation The FERMIAC employed the Monte Carlo method to model neutron transport in various types of nuclear systems. Given an initial distribution of neut..
Fermière à Montfaucon
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Fermilab
Fermilab's Tevatron Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located in Batavia near Chicago, Illinois, ([Google Sat Map]) is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics, operated for the Depa..
Fermilab SRM
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Storage Resource Managers (SR..
Fermín Barva
Fermín Barva was a Filipino pre-war director who made his film debut in a silent movie Ang Dugong Makamandag, Englist title The Poisonous Blood. Filmography 1932 – Ang Dugong Makamandag aka The Poisonous Blood 1934 - Mag-inang Mahirap 1934 - Hinagpis ng Magulang aka Wrath of Parents 1934 - ..
Fermín Cacho
Fermín Cacho Ruiz (born February 16, 1969) is a Spanish athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Ágreda, Spain, Fermín Cacho had an enviable competitive record in the 1500 m, but it wasn't until late in his career that he produced a time of corresponding quality...
Fermín Chávez
Fermín Chávez (13 July 1924 – 28 May 2006) was an Argentine historian, poet and journalist, born in El Pueblito, a small town near Nogoyá, province of Entre Ríos. He studied humanities in Córdoba, philosophy in Buenos Aires, and devoted three years to the study of theology, canon law, archaeo..
Fermin Lambot
Fermin Lambot was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1919 Tour de France in 1919 and a number of times in the early twentieth century . ..
Fermín Lasuén
Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén de Arasqueta (June 7 1736 – June 26 1803) was a Spanish missionary to the Americas. He was born in Vitoria and joined the Franciscan order, becoming ordained in 1752. In 1758 he volunteered to work in America. He arrived in Mexico in 1761 and was sent to Ba..
Fermin Muguruza
Fermin Muguruza (Irún, Guipúzcoa, Spain) is a Basque nationalist rock musician, singer, songwriter, producer and record label manager. In addition to his career in music, he stood for the European Parliament elections in a low position on the Herri Batasuna list (he was not elected). He is the bro..
Fermín Palacios
Fermín Palacios was President of El Salvador 1 - 7 February 1844 and 1 - 21 February 1846. ..
Fermin Velez
Fermin Velez (April 3, 1959 - March 31, 2003) was a two-time winner of the 12 Hours of Sebring. Born in Barcelona, Spain, Velez died there as well, following a long battle with cancer. He was also a driver in the Indy Racing League, racing in the 1996-1997 seasons with 6 career starts, including 2..
Fermion
In particle physics, fermions are particles with half-integer spin; the particle type is named after Enrico Fermi. In the Standard Model are two types of elementary fermions, quarks and leptons. Since fermion numbers are often approximately conserved, they are sometimes said to be the constituents o..
Fermion-boson fate of universe theory
Fermion-Boson Fate of Universe Theory or Fermbec-Hunt theory is a recent theory in cosmology developed in late 2005. The most widely accepted fate of the universe theory predicts that the density of the universe is very close to the critical density and the universe will continue to expand forever...
Fermionic condensate
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. A fermionic condensate is a superfluid phase formed by fermionic particles at low temperatures. It is clo..
Fermionic field
In quantum field theory, a fermionic field is a quantum field whose quanta are fermions; that is, they obey Fermi-Dirac statistics. Fermionic fields (which are free fields) obey canonical anticommutation relations rather than canonical commutation relations. Examples include the Dirac field. Detail..
Fermion doubling
In lattice theories, fermion fields experience (at least) a doubling of the number of particle types in a lattice. A lattice is a periodic arrangement of vertices. If we Fourier transform a lattice, the space of momenta is a torus with the shape of the fundamental domain of the reciprocal lattice. ..
Fermium
|- ! colspan="2" style="background:#ff99cc; color:black" | References |} Fermium is a synthetic element in the periodic table that has the symbol Fm and atomic number 100. A highly radioactive metallic transuranic element of the actinide series, fermium is made by bombarding plutonium with neutron..
Fermi (crater)
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Fermi acceleration
Fermi acceleration, also called diffusive shock acceleration, is the acceleration that charged particles undergo when reflected by a magnetic mirror. This is one of the primary means by which particles heated in shock waves. It is thought to be important in many astrophysical shocks, including sol..
Fermi energy
In physics and Fermi-Dirac statistics, the Fermi energy (EF) of a system of non-interacting fermions is the smallest possible increase in the ground state energy when exactly one particle is added to the system. It is equivalent to the chemical potential of the system in its ground state at absolute..
Fermi gas
A Fermi gas, or Free electron gas, is a collection of non-interacting fermions. It is the quantum mechanical version of an ideal gas, for the case of fermionic particles. Electrons in metals and semiconductors and neutrons in a neutron star can be approximately considered Fermi gases. The energy dis..
Fermi hole
A Fermi Hole occurs when many electron wave functions must change sign when the labels on any two electrons are interchanged. This is called antisymmetry and its essential consequence is that electrons either stay out of one another's way, forming what is called a Fermi hole, or cluster together in..
Fermi Linux LTS
Contents 1 About2 Support policy3 Public releases4 See also5 External link About Fermi Linux LTS (Long Term Support) is in essence Red Hat Enterprise Linux, recompiled. What the workers in Fermilab have done is taken the source code from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (in srp..
Fermi liquid
A Fermi liquid is a generic term for a quantum mechanical liquid of fermions that arises under certain physical conditions—when the temperature is sufficiently low, and when the system is translationally invariant. The interaction between the particles of the many-body system does not need t..
Fermi paradox
A graphical representation of the Arecibo message - Humanity's first attempt to communicate its existence to alien civilizations The Fermi Paradox is an apparent contradiction between high estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence..
Fermi Paradox (album)
Fermi Paradox is the 2002 (see 2002 in music) album by the band Tub Ring named after Enrico Fermi's Fermi Paradox. Track listing "I Am the Robot" - 1:09"Invalid" - 3:53"Future Was Free" - 3:20"Psychology is B.S. (Not Science)" - 3:08"At the Seems" - 2:20"Living with Rene's Head" - 4:21"Fruit of..
Fermi point (disambiguation)
The term Fermi point can have two meanings: Fermi point (QFT)Fermi point (nanotech) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended articl..
Fermi point (nanotech)
The Fermi point is a chirality and diameter of a carbon nanotube for which the nanotube becomes metallic. As the structure of a carbon nanotube determines the energy levels that the carbon's electrons may occupy, the structure affects macroscopic properties of the nanotube structure, most notably ..
Fermi point (QFT)
A Fermi point is a universality class in quantum field theory. ..
Fermi problem
In physics, particularly in physics education, a Fermi problem, Fermi question, or Fermi estimate is an estimation problem designed to teach dimensional analysis, approximation, and the importance of clearly identifying one's assumptions. Named for 20th century physicist Enrico Fermi, such problems..
Fermi surface
In condensed matter physics, the Fermi surface is an abstract boundary useful for predicting the thermal, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties of metals, semimetals, and doped semiconductors. The shape of the Fermi surface is derived from the periodicity and symmetry of the crystalline latti..
Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem
In physics, the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam problem or FPU problem was the apparent paradox in chaos theory that many complicated enough physical systems exhibited almost exactly periodic behavior instead of ergodic behavior. One of the resolutions of the paradox includes the insight that many non-linear e..
Fermo
Fermo (ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, previously in the province of Ascoli Piceno, and since 2004 in its own province. Fermo is located on a hill with a fine view, on a branch from Porto S. Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway. Contents 1 Main sights..
Fermont, Quebec
Fermont is a French-speaking town in northeastern Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 2,918 (2001), and lies near the Quebec-Labrador border about 23 kilometres from Labrador City on the Trans-Labrador Highway (Highway 500). Fermont (French for "Iron Mountain") was founded as a company town in th..
Fermoy
Fermoy (Mainistir Fhear Maigh in Irish) in County Cork, Ireland is a town of some 4,800 inhabitants, environs included (2002 census), situated on the River Blackwater in the south of Ireland. The name of the town comes from the Irish, and refers to a Cistercian abbey founded in the 12th century and..
Fern
This article is about the family of pteridophyte plants. For the environmental organisation, see FERN (NGO). For the letter of the Ogham alphabet, see Fern (letter). A fern is any one of a group of about 20,000 species of plants classified in the phylum or division Pteridophyta, also known as Fili..
Fern, Wisconsin
Fern is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 153 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 91.1 km² (35.2 mi²). 88.1 km² (34.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.0 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (3.33%) is water. De..
Ferna
Map Statistics State: Thuringia District: Eichsfeld Area: 4.44 km² Population: 629(31 December 2002) Postal code: 37339..
Fernaldia pandurata
--> Fernaldia pandurata (A. DC.) Woodson in Family Apocynaceae (common name: loroco) is an edible flower that grows in El Salvador and other Central American countries. It is an important and popular source of food in Guatemala and El Salvador. The plant's buds and flowers are used for cooking in ..
Fernald Closure Project
The Fernald Closure Project is a program run by the United States Department of Energy to clean up a former uranium processing site near Fernald, Ohio. From 1951 to 1989, the plant produced 170,000 metric tons uranium (MTU) metal products and 35,000 MTU of intermediate compounds, such as uranium tri..
Fernan
Several people are know as Fernan or Fernán: Marcelo FernanFernan CaballeroFernando Fernán Gómez This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to th..
Fernand-Gustave-Gaston Labori
Fernand-Gustave-Gaston Labori (April 18, 1860-March 14, 1917). Born in Reims, France, he was an attorney who defended the accused in some of the most prominent political cases in of his day. Among his noted clients were Alfred Dreyfus, who was accused of treason, and the assassin Henriette Caillaux...
Fernanda Abreu
Fernanda Sampaio de Lacerda Abreu was born on Rio de Janeiro at September 8, 1961 . Ex-vocalist of the Blitz band until 1986. She has a solo career since 1990 singing funk, disco and dance-music. *Discography** 1990 - Sla Radical Dance Disco Club (60.000) 1992 - Sla 2 Be Sample ( 50.000) 1996 - Da ..
Fernanda Alves
Fernanda Alves of Portugal became the first delegate from her country to bag any major beauty pageant title. She won Miss International in 1996 in Kanazawa, Japan. She went on to marry Matthias Schmelzin 1999 in Costa Rica. They settled in Estoril, Portugal. They also have two children. External l..
Fernanda Eberstadt
Fernanda Eberstadt (born 1960 in New York City, New York) is an American writer. The daughter of Frederick and Isabel Eberstadt, 1960s patrons of New York City's avant-garde, her paternal grandfather was renowned Wall Street financier and advisor to government and presidents, Ferdinand Eberstadt, ..
Fernanda Karina Somaggio
Fernanda Karina Somaggio (born April 23, 1973 in Mococa) is a key figure in the major mensalão scandal in Brazil. She worked as a secretary for the publicist and businessman Marcos Valério in his advertising agency SMPB. She gained notoriety through an interview she gave to the magazine Isto..
Fernanda Marlowe
Fernanda Marlowe is a British actress, best known for her role as Corporal Bell, in the Doctor Who stories, The Claws of Axos, (1971), and The Mind of Evil, (1971). She also appeared in Dixon of Dock Green. External links ..
Fernanda Martinelli
Fernanda Martinelli. Fernanda Martinelli is a Brazilian model. Very little is known about her. Between the years 2003-2004 she made a model album for the website Morango. Morango is a popular Brazilian site which provides its users erotic photos of aspiring models. Martinelli's photos were am..
Fernanda Montenegro
Arlete Pinheiro Esteves da Silva known as Fernanda Montenegro (born 16 October, 1929 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is an Academy Award-nominated Brazilian actress. She is known for her frequent appearances on Brazilian television. She made her film debut in Pecado Mortal in 1970. In 19..
Fernanda Motta
Fernanda Motta (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 1, 1981) is a Brazilian fashion model. She is the youngest child of a large extended family. Fernanda was discovered on Guarapari Beach just north of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 16 by a talent scout. Contents 1 Facts & Statistics2&..
Fernanda Pivano
Fernanda Pivano (born July 18, 1917) is an Italian translator, journalist and critic. Born in Genoa, as a teenager she moved with her family to Turin where she attended the Massimo D'Azeglio Lyceum. In 1941 she received a bachelor's degree with a thesis on Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, which earned h..
Fernanda Ribeiro
Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, pron. IPA /fɨɾ.'nɐ̃.ðɐ ʁi.'βɐj.ɾu/, (born June 23rd, 1969), a long-distance runner, born in Penafiel, Portugal. She achieved the top of her career in the 1996 Summer Olympics where she won the women's 10,000m gold medal, giving Portugal their 3rd Olympic..
Fernanda Rodrigues
Fernanda Rodrigues (born October 21 1979 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian blonde film-television actress and entertainer. Television jobs Vamp (1991)Deus nos Acuda (1992)Menino de Engenho (1993)(TV film)A Viagem (1994)Malhação (1995-1996)Zazá (1997)Corpo Dourado (1998)Vila Madalena (1999)Aquare..
Fernanda Rubio
Fernanda Rubio (aka Nanda, Fernanda Rubia and Fernanda Lima), born January 12 1985 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), is a glamour and porn shemale model. She is a pre-op transwoman. Contents 1 Biography2 Adult Movies3 See also4 Sources5 Weblinks Biography Born in Rio de J..
Fernanda Tavares
Fernanda Tavares (born on September 22, 1980) is a Brazilian supermodel. Tavares was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and she was appearing in local shows at the age of nine, and at just 13 she won the "Elite Look of the Year." A year later she was invited by agents to go to São Paulo..
Fernanda Torres
Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born September 15 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian movie, theatre and television actress. She is the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the director Fernando Torres. In 1986 she received a Palme D'Or in the Cannes Festiva..
Fernanda Viégas
Fernanda Viégas is a researcher and visualization expert currently working at the IBM Watson Research Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is known for her sturies of the growth and change of wiki content communities such as Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. ..
Fernandel
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (May 8, 1903 – February 26, 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. He was born in Marseille, France. He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. In 1930, he appeared in hi..
Fernandes
Fernandes is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Fernando (English: Ferdinand). Its Spanish equivalent is Fernandez. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:*António Fernandes, Portuguese ..
Fernandes Guitars
Fernandes is a guitar and guitar accessory manufacturer. Their brand of guitars carry the same name. Fernandes originated in Japan in 1969 building flamenco guitars. As the company grew it expanded production to include more acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass guitars, amplifiers, and accessor..
Fernandes Sustainer
The Fernandes Sustainer is a device fitted to the electric guitar, usually in models produced by Fernandes Guitars, but it is also supplied as a kit for fitting to new or existing guitars. It works on a similar principle to that of Michael Brook's Infinite Guitar, and can be considered a commercial..
Fernández
Fernández is a common surname in the Spanish language. Alexander Fernandez - Spanish-American baseball playerFernandez Arbos - Composer from SpainKrystal Fernandez - Spanish-American sports journalistManny Fernandez (wrestler) - Mexican-American WrestlerManny Fernandez (ice hockey) - Spanish-Ameri..
Fernandez & Associates
Fernandez & Associates, LLP is a law firm located in Menlo Park, California, United States. The firm specializes in intellectual property law, with an emphasis in developing offensive and defensive patent strategies for start-up electronics, software and biotech companies and their investors. The fi..
Fernández Racing
Fernández Racing is a motor racing team that competes in the IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve. The team was co-founded by Adrian Fernández and Tom Anderson in 2001. The team competed in the Champ Car ranks with Fernández and Shin..
Fernandez warrior
is a vampire and sorceress from Konami's Castlevania video game series. She appears as a non-playable character in Castlevania and [[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness]], both of which were published on the Nintendo 64 in the late nineties. Contents 1 Character history2 Boss battle3 ..
Fernande Bochatay
Fernande Bochatay (born 23 January 1946) is a former Swiss alpine skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics, she won the silver medal in Giant Slalom. ..
Fernandina
Fernandina may refer to: Fernandina Beach, FloridaFernandina Island - island of Galapagos Islands This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the in..
Fernandina and Amelia Beach Railway
Florida state law chapter 3497, approved March 1, 1883, incorporated the Fernandina and Amelia Beach Railway Company, owned by W. Naylor Thompson, Samuel A. Swann, D. E. Maxwell, William B. C. Duryee and Augustus O. MacDonell, for the purpose of constructing a line of railway from the City of Fernan..
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Fernandina Beach is a city in Nassau County in the state of Florida in the United States of America and on Amelia Island. The area was first inhabited by the Timucuan tribe. Known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", it had the following flags flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (ag..
Fernandina Beach Historic District
Fernandina Beach Historic District ..
Fernandina Galapagos
Fernandina is the youngest island in the Galapagos. Fernandina is approximately 700,00 years old. Fernandina is approximately 700,00 years old, it is one of the most volcanically active, and eruptions occur every few years. Fernandina is the newest of the Galapagos volcanos, with the exception ..
Fernandina Island
Fernandina Island is the third largest island of the Galápagos Islands. The island is an active shield volcano that last erupted on Friday, May 13, 2005. The name was given in honor of King Fernando of Spain, who sponsored the voyage of Christopher Columbus. Fernandina has an area of 642 km². Thi..
Fernandinho
Fernando Luiz Rosa or simply Fernandinho (born May 4, 1985 in Londrina, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. Honours Team Ukrainian Premier League: 2006 with Shakhtar Donetsk International 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship E..
Fernandino
Fernandinos are a relatively new ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea. They are descended from freed slaves from Sierra Leone and Liberia and maintain their own language, Fernando Po Creole English, which reflects their main location of Fernando Po, more recently known as Bioko. They exclusively concen..
Fernando
Fernando may mean: Ferdinand, any of various royalty or nobility known by their given namesFernando, satirical character created by Billy Crystal (based on Fernando Lamas)"Fernando (song)", 1976 song by ABBAFernando, Spanish or Portuguese given name equivalent to English Ferdinand (name) This is a ..
Fernando, the Saint Prince
Portuguese royalty House of Aviz ..
Fernandópolis
Fernandópolis is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [20°17′02″S, 50°14′47″W]. The population in 2004 is 64,470 and the area is 551.13 km² The elevation is 535 m. ..
Fernando "Cobo" Pereira
See also Fernando Pereira for the Portuguese photographer. Fernando "Cobo" Pereira Fernando "Cobo" Pereira (born 1963?) is a major in the military of São Tomé and Príncipe. He led a coup against the elected government of Fradique de Menezes on July 16, 2003, but relinquished power on July 2..
Fernando (song)
"Fernando" Single by ABBA From the album Arrival in Australia and New ZealandNot featured on an original album elsewhere in the world Single Released April 12, 1976 (Sweden)March 27, 1976 (UK)September 4, 1976 (US) Single Format 7" Single Genre Pop/Europop Song Length 4:12 Record Label Po..
Fernando A. Rios
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Fernando Aguiar
Fernando Aguiar (born in Chaves, Portugal in 1972) is a Portuguese born Canadian football (soccer) player. Aguiar has both Portuguese and Canadian citizenship, but plays for Canadian national team. In Portugal, he has played for Marítimo, Penafiel, CS Beira Mar and Benfica, were he won the Cup of..
Fernando Alexandre
Fernando Alexandre (born 2 August, 1985) is a Portuguese football (soccer) player. He currently plays at SL Benfica's B-side. He is a fast and aggressive defender who is known for his fast-paced counter attacks in which he kicks the ball over the heads of his opponents and gets the ball to the forwa..
Fernando Allende
Fernando Allende Fernando Allende (born c. 1953) is a Mexican singer, actor producer and director. Allende began singing at the age of seven. By the 1970s, Allende had ventured into Spanish soap operas as well as Photo Soap Operas (magazine soap operas widely produced during the 1970s in many ..
Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso Díaz (born on July 29, 1981 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain) is a Formula One racing driver, currently living in Oxford. On September 25 2005 he won the World Driver's Championship title at the age of 24 years and 59 days, thus breaking Emerson Fittipaldi's record of being the you..
Fernando Alvarez
See Fernando Alvarez de Toledo for the medieval Spanish general. Fernando Alvarez is a professor of economics at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1994. Alvarez is known for research into general equilibrium models as applied to asset pricing and ..
Fernando Alvarez Bada
Mexican-Asturian soccer player (born June 17, 1977). Goalkeeper of the Rio Covadonga team, he was considered "Most Valuable Player" at the Centro Asturiano de México for the seasons 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. His playing style has been frequently compared with that of René Higuita at the local p..
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (1507 - 1582) was a Spanish general. ..
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba. Detail from the painting by Anthony More. Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba (es: Don Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, tercer duque de Alba) (October 29, 1507–December 11, 1582) was a Spanish general and governo..
Fernando Amorsolo
Fernando Amorsolo (May 20, 1892 - April 24, 1972)is one of the most important artists in the history of painting in the Philippines. Born in Paco, Manila, he earned a degree from the Lieco de Manila Art School in 1909. Over the course of almost seventy years, Amorsolo then went on to gain fame by de..
Fernando and Nefty Sallaberry
Oscar Neftalí Sallaberry (Nefty, born March 1, 1964 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) and Fernando Ramón Sallaberry (born December 24, 1965 in Barcelona, Spain), were part of the original Puerto Rican band Menudo. Nefty Nefty started with Menudo at age 13, and stayed in the group until he was 15. He's bei..
Fernando Angel
Fernando Angel (born c. 1963) is a Mexican musician who is a member of the famous group, Los Temerarios. Fernando Angel is the cousin of Adolfo and Gustavo Angel, original band members. He joined the group in 1982, when the group was still known as Grupo Brisas. In 1983, the group changed its name ..
Fernando Arce
Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born April 24, 1980 in Tijuana, Baja California) is a Mexican football midfielder who currently plays for CA Monarcas Morelia in the Mexican First Division. An impressive player who has consolidated himself among the elite players in the Mexican league, Arce is one of the..
Fernando Arrabal
French literature French literary history Medieval 16th century - 17th century 18th century -19th century 20th century - Contemporary French Writers Chronological list - - [[Portal:France|France Portal]] [[Portal:Literature|Literature Portal]]This box: [ view] • ..
Fernando Augustin
Fernando Augustin (born April 25, 1980) is a Mauritian sprinter. External link *IAAF profile for [Fernando Augustin] ..
Fernando Avendano
Fernando Avendano was a Peruvian Catholic priest. Priest born at Lima, Peru, either towards the end of sixteenth or in the beginning of the seventeenth century; died at Lima, in 1665, shortly after being appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile. He was one of the most diligent investigators into survi..
Fernando Baiano
Fernando Baiano fullname João Fernando Nelo "Baiano" (b. 18 March 1979) is a Brazilian football striker. As of 2006 plays for Celta de Vigo. Teams and clubs S.C. Corinthians?-2002: Sport Club Internacional2003: Flamengo2003-2004Jan: VfL Wolfsburg on loan from Flamengo2004: A.D. São Caetano200..
Fernando Baudrit Solera
Fernando Baudrit Solera (October 23, 1907 - 1975) was a Costa Rican jurist. Born in Heredia, he was the son of Oscar Baudrit González and Carmen Solera Pérez. He married Adilia Gómez Mesén. He graduated from the Law School of Costa Rica. He was a professor and dean of the College of Law at the ..
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry (October 7, 1912 – June 4, 2002) was President of Peru for two terms (1963–1968 and 1980–1985). Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after twelve years of military rule. During both terms, economic turbulence and the increase of gu..
Fernando Bengoechea
Fernando Bengoechea was an acclaimed interior photographer. He was born in August 1965 in Buenos Aires and grew up mostly in Brazil. Fluent in five languages and well-traveled, he arrived in New York to study cinematography and photography. He was swept into the sea by the deadly 2004 Asian tsunam..
Fernando Botero
200px Fernando Botero (born April 19 1932) is a neo-figurative Colombian artist, self-titled "the most Colombian of Colombian artists." He strives in all his work to capture an essential part of himself and his subjects through colorand form. His work includes still-life and landscapes, but Bo..
Fernando Bryant
Fernando Antoneyo Bryant (born March 26, 1977 in Albany, Georgia) is an American football cornerback currently playing for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League. High School Years Bryant attended Riverdale High School, and starred in football as a wide receiver/defensive back and in tra..
Fernando Buesa
Fernando Buesa Blanco (29 May 1946 – 22 February 2000) was a Spanish Basque politician in the Basque Christian Democracy and in the Socialist Party of Euskadi - Euskadiko Ezkerra (PSE-EE) branch of the social democratic Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was assassinated by ETA. Born in ..
Fernando Buesa Arena
Fernando Buesa Arena is an arena in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of Saski Baskonia, aka TAU Cerámica. The arena holds 9,200 people. ..
Fernando Bujones
Fernando Bujones (March 9, 1955 – November 10, 2005) was a Cuban-American ballet dancer. Born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents, Bujones is regarded as one of the finest male dancers of the 20th century and hailed as the greatest American male dancer of his generation.[link] Bujone..
Fernando C. Beaman
Fernando Cortez Beaman (June 28, 1814 - September 27, 1882) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Beaman was born in Chester, Vermont, and moved with his parents to a farm in Franklin County, New York, in 1819. He attended the district schools and Malone Academy in Malone, New York. ..
Fernando Cabrera
'''Fernando Cabrera Position Relief Pitcher Team Cleveland Indians Years of Experience 2 years Age 24 Height 6'4" (1.93 m) Weight 220 lbs. (98 kg) Bats Right Throws Right College N/A 2005 Salary 0,800 Place of Birth Toja Baja, Puerto Rico Selection ..
Fernando Cabrita
Fernando da Silva Cabrita (born Lagoa, Algarve, 1 May 1923) is a former Portuguese footballer and football manager. He played as a forward for minor teams like Olhanense and Sporting da Covilhã, but he still had 7 caps for Portugal National Team, 4 for Olhanense and 3 for Sporting da Covilhã. His..
Fernando Canales
Fernando J. Canales: a Puerto Rican swimming coach.Fernando Canales Clariond: former governor of Nuevo León, Mexico and current Mexican Secretary of Energy.redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Fernando Canales Clariond
Fernando de Jesús Canales Clariond (b. July 21, 1946 in Monterrey) is a Mexican politician and businessman affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN). He succeeded his cousin, Benjamín Clariond as governor of Nuevo León in 1997. He also served as Secretary of Economy and currently serves as Se..
Fernando Carrillo
Fernando Carrillo Roselli (born January 6, 1966 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan actor. He has recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a 'crossover' career in American Television. External links [Official website] (contains Flash) ..
Fernando Cavenaghi
Fernando Ezequiel Cavenaghi (born September 21 1983 in O'Brien, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football player who currently plays for Spartak Moscow. He started playing for Club Atlético River Plate (the team that produced Pablo Aimar and Hernan Crespo among others). He is rated by Gian..
Fernando Cervigón
Dr. Fernando Cervigón is a Venezuelan ichthyologist and marine bilogist. He has discovered and described numerous species of fish including the Caribbean rough shark and is author of numerous works on fish and Venezuela's ocean environment including VENEZUELA Y EL MAR. He is the president of the Mu..
Fernando Chalana
Chalana ..
Fernando Chavez
Fernando Chavez (born February 20, 1949) is an American lawyer and social activist. He is the eldest child of the farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez. He also has two children that also want to continue this family's legacy of spreading the famous Cesar Chavez. Currently, he tours the country as a mo..
Fernando Cheung
--> Dr. Fernando Cheung Chiu Hung (Traditional Chinese: 張超雄) is a Hong Kong legislator. He is also the vice-chairman of the Civic Party. He was born in Macau on February 23, 1957, with family roots in Jiangmen, Guangdong. He worked in the United States from 1988, and became a ..
Fernando Clavijo
Fernando Clavijo (born January 23, 1956 in Maldonado, Uruguay) is a former American soccer defender and now coach, currently the head coach of the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Clavijo immigrated to the United States in 1979 and spent most of the 1980s playing indoor soccer in the MISL, w..
Fernando Collor de Mello
Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello Term of office: March 15, 1990–October 2, 1992 Predecessor: José Sarney Successor: Itamar Franco Date of birth: August 12, 1949 Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Party: National Reconstruction Party (Partido da Reconstruçã..
Fernando Colón
(1488-1539). Second son of Christopher Columbus. His mother was Beatriz Enriquez de Harana, whom his father never married, but who was Columbus' constant companion in later life. Between the ages of 13 and 15, Fernando was a crewmember on Columbus' fourth voyage to the New World. As an adult, Ferna..
Fernando Colunga
Fernando Colunga (born March 3, 1966 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor known for his performances in Mexican ''telenovelas. Biography His father is Don Fernando Colunga and his mother Dona Margarita Olivares. Fernando Colunga from the time that was a little boy wanted to be an actor. Fe..
Fernando Cornejo
Fernando Cornejo (born 28 January 1969) is a retired Chilean football defender. He was capped 33 times and scored 2 goals for the Chilean national team between 1995 and 2000, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Clubs 1994-1997: Cobreloa1998-1999: Universidad Católica2000: Cobrelo..
Fernando Cortez
Fernando Cortez (born August 10, 1981 in Stockton, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 9th round of the 2001 draft. He saw his first major league action with the Devil Rays in 2005, serving as a utility infi..
Fernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto (born 2 August 1969 in Espinho; pron. IPA: /fɨɾ.'nɐ̃.ðu 'ko.tu/ or /'kow.tu/) is a Portuguese football player. He played as a defender for the Portuguese national team during Euro 2004 and was also their captain. He has played in Portugal, Spain and Italy and has w..
Fernando Daucik
Fernando Daucik (born 1910, Czechoslovakia), also known as Ferdinand Daučík, was a Slovak professional football player and manager. Daucik is best known as the manager of several La Liga clubs, including CF Barcelona, Atlético Bilbao, Atlético de Madrid and Real Zaragoza. During his career he m..
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, known as Nandó (born March 5, 1952) is the Prime Minister of Angola. He was appointed in November 2002, and took office on December 6 2002, filling the office which had been unoccupied since 1999. He had previously been Interior Minister. ..
Fernando del Paso
Fernando del Paso (b. April 1, 1935) is a Mexican novelist, essayist and poet. Fernando del Paso Del Paso was born in Mexico City and took two years in economics at the National Autonomous University. He lived in London for 14 years, where he worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation ..
Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva, duque de Linares y marqués de Valdefuentes
Don Fernando de Alencastre Noroña y Silva, duque de Linares y marqués de Valdefuentes (c. 1641, Spain—June 3, 1717, Mexico City) was a Spanish nobleman and military officer. He also served as viceroy of New Spain, from January 15, 1711 to August 15, 1716. Contents 1 Early career2&n..
Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxochitl
Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxochitl (ca. 1568 – 1648) was a Mexican historian. He was a lineal descendant of Ixtlilxochitl I and Ixtlilxochitl II, tlatoque (rulers) of Texcoco. He was commissioned by the Spanish Viceroy of New Spain to write histories of the Indigenous peoples of Mexico. ..
Fernando de Avalos
Fernando de Avalos, Marquis of Pescara, (1489–1525), Italian condottiere, was born at Naples, his family being of Spanish origin. As a Spanish general, he participated in the Italian Wars. At the Battle of Ravenna in 1512 he was taken prisoner by the French, but was released at the conclusion ..
Fernando de Herrera
Fernando de Herrera (1534-1597) was a Spanish poet, born at Seville. He took commissions. In his lifetime his lyrics enjoyed a wide popularity, and won for him the epithet "divine"; his "Battle of Lepanto" is a spirited ode. His other works include a prose history of the War in Cyprus. This articl..
Fernando de la Rúa
Fernando de la Rúa Term of Office: December 10 1999—December 21 2001 Predecessor: Carlos Menem Successor: Ramón Puerta Vice-president: Carlos Álvarez Date of Birth: September 15, 1937 Place of Birth: Córdoba Profession: Lawyer Political Party: Alianza (UCR + Frepaso) Fernando de..
Fernando de Leyba
Don Fernando de Leyba (d. 1780) was a Spanish officer and politician who served as the third governor of Upper Louisiana from 1778 until his death. Little is known of De Leyba's life until his appointment to the position of governor on June 14, 1778. Immediately upon his appointment to the post, h..
Fernando de Noronha
Aerial view of the island from the north east Image:Orthographic projection centred over Fernando de Noronha Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, around 220 miles (354 km) offshore from the Brazilian coast. It is a special municipality (distrito estatal) of the B..
Fernando de Rojas
Fernando de Rojas (c. 1465, La Puebla de Montalbán, New Castile (now Toledo) - April 1541, Talavera de la Reina, Spain) was a Castilian author who probably went to the University of Salamanca. He was a converso, a Jew converted to Christianity. He is known for writing La Celestina (originally title..
Fernando de Santibañes
Fernando de Santibañes is an Argentine politician and banker. He was the Secretary of Intelligence of the Argentine Republic from 1999 to October 20 2001, during most of Fernando de la Rúa's presidency. De Santibañes resigned the position in 2001 after the media discovered the Secretariat's inv..
Fernando De Szyszlo
Fernando de Szyszlo (b. 1925, Lima, Peru)was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America in the mid-fifties. Szyszlo studied at the School of Plastic Arts of the Catholic University of Lima. At the age of 24 he traveled to Europe where he studied the works of the masters, particularly Re..
Fernando de Valenzuela
Fernando de Valenzuela (January 8, 1630, Naples – February 7, 1692) was a Spanish royal favourite and minister. His father, Don Francisco de Valenzuela, a gentleman of Ronda, had been compelled to flee from Spain in consequence of a brawl, and had enlisted as a soldier in Naples, where he married..
Fernando Eduardo Delgado
Fernando Eduardo Delgado is the composer of the Portuguesa State Anthem. See also Portuguesa State Anthem ..
Fernando Eimbcke
Fernando Eimbcke (born in 1970 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Fernando Eimbcke studied film direction at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos of the UNAM (1992-1996). He started his career directing music videoclips and short films. He debuted in the ..
Fernando Elizondo Barragán
Fernando Elizondo Barragán is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party. He was the interim governor of Nuevo León (2000–2003) and former Secretary of Energy in the cabinet of President Vicente Fox. Fernando Elizondo Barragán Elizondo Barragán was born in Monterr..
Fernando Errázuriz
Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate (1777-1841) was a Chilean political figure. He served as provisional president of Chile in 1830. ..
Fernando Escartín
Fernando Escartín (born January 24, 1968, Biescas, Huesca) is a retired Spanish cyclist. He finished third in the 1999 Tour de France. ..
Fernando Espuelas
Fernando Espuelas (b. August 6, 1966 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Latino entrepreneur who was the founder of the Starmedia Network, a prevalent Internet company focused on Latin America during the dot-com era. In March of 2006 he was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for securitie..
Fernando Fernandez
Fernando Fernandez (c.1850 – 1940), born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, was the founder of the oldest rum manufacturing company in Puerto Rico. Fernando Fernandez was born in the Hacienda Santa Ana (Santa Ana Plantation), located in Bayamon. He died in the City of Bayamon in 1940. Contents 1&nb..
Fernando Fernández Martín
Fernando Fernández Martín (born on 29 May 1943 in Santa Cruz de la Palma (Tenerife)) is a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament with the People's Party, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development. He is a substitute for ..
Fernando Fernández Navarrete
Fernando Fernández Navarrete is a professional photographer and camera operator who works in various types of photography, such as: nature, architecture, landscape, social reportage, etc. His works in television are broadcast all over the world, including Japan and Arabia. One of his works is the ..
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernández Gómez (born August 28, 1921) was born in Lima, Peru, the son of actress Carola Fernán-Gómez. He inherited her surname as a stage name. Fernando moved to Spain in 1924. After the Spanish Civil War, he tried to study Law, but he interrupted his studies to work in theater. On ..
Fernando Ferrari-Pérez
Fernando Ferrari-Pérez (? - 1927) was appointed head of the Mexican Geographical and Exploring Commission in the early 1880s, with a commission to catalogue the native mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and plants of Mexico. He was the author of the Catalogue of Animals collected by the Geographica..
Fernando Ferrer
Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrer (born April 30, 1950 in the Bronx, New York) was the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005. Contents 1 Background2 Bronx Borough President3&..
Fernando Figueroa
Fernando Figueroa Fernando Figueroa (1849-1919) was President of El Salvador from March 1 1907 to March 1 1911. He was a military ruler. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Fernando Fiore
Fernando Fiore is a Hispanic televsion sportscaster. He is the host of Republica Deportiva and has anchored Univision's FIFA World Cup coverage in 2002 and 2006. Previously, he hosted the Univision travel show Fuera de Serie with Sofía Vergara and was an original host of Lente Loco. Fiore, a three..
Fernando Flores
Carlos Fernando Flores Labra, also known as Fernando Flores-Banuet (born January 9, 1943) is a former Chilean cabinet minister and current senator. Contents 1 Bio and Education2 Projects, Companies Founded3 Involvement, ..
Fernando Gabeira
Fernando Paulo Nagle Gabeira (born February 17th, 1943 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian politician, writer and journalist. Currently, he is a federal deputy by the State of Rio de Janeiro since 1995. He is best known for his book O que é isso, companheiro? (which would be literally tr..
Fernando Garcia
Fernando Garcia is a Portuguese film director born in 1917. ..
Fernando Gomes
Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (born November 22, 1956 in Porto, Portugal; pron. IPA: /fɨɾ.'nɐ̃.ðu 'go.mɨʃ/) is a former professional footballer who achieved great success with FC Porto during the late 1970s and 1980s playing as striker. He should not be confused with Fernando Gomes da Silva, a..
Fernando González
Fernando González at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980), nicknamed El Bombardero de La Reina (Spanish "The La-Reina Bomber"), is a professional tennis player from Chile. González is known as one of the hardest hitters in the circuit. One of ..
Fernando Guanarteme
Fernando Guanarteme (born Tenesor Semidan) was a Guanche ally of the Spaniards who assisted them in their conquest of the Canary Islands during the late fifteenth century. He was a native of Gran Canaria. He traveled several times to the court of Ferdinand and Isabella, who served as godparents to..
Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios
Fernando Gutiérrez Barrios (October 26, 1927 – October 30, 2000) was a controversial Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was in charge of the Mexican secret police (in Spanish: Dirección Federal de Seguridad) at the midst of the dirty war (1964 &n..
Fernando Guzmán
Fernando Guzmán Solorzano (1812 1891) was President of Nicaragua in 1867-1871. He was a member of the Conservative Party. ..
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born June 18, 1931) was the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003. He is an eminent sociologist who speaks several languages fluently and has lectured at leading universities in France, Britain and America. A..
Fernando Hernández
Fernando Hernández, one of the most talented football players in Costa Rica's history, is best known in his country as "El Príncipe" (The Prince). An idol for the fans of Deportivo Saprissa, he played his entire career for that team. Príncipe's style of playing was very elegant, classy and effec..
Fernando Hierro
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23rd 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish football (soccer) player. He ..
Fernando Ignacio González Laxe
Fernando Ignacio González Laxe reached the presidency of the Galician Government after a motion of no confidence in 1987. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Fernando J. Canales
Fernando J. Canales (born November 2, 1959 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), is a member of the USA Swimming International Relations Committee as well as the United States' technical representative for the Amateur Swimming Union of The Americas (ASUA/UANA). Mr. Canales is the Head Coach for the Keller Swim..
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando José Corbató (born July 1, 1926 in Oakland, California) is a prominent computer scientist, notable as a pioneer in the development of time-sharing operating systems. Amongst many awards, he received the Turing Award in 1990, "for his pioneering work in organizing the concepts and leading..
Fernando Jara
Fernando Jara is a Panamanian jockey. In 2006, at the age of 18, he rode Jazil to a fourth place finish in the Kentucky Derby, he was able to capture the final leg of the Triple Crown with a victory in the Belmont Stakes. Jara had become a well-established jockey in Panama at the age of 15, and onl..
Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
Dr. Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (b. 1952 to a Boer father) is an ambassador from Angola and 1st Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He is a member of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola and served as prime minister of Angola twice during ..
Fernando Juarez
Fernando Juarez (born June 6, 1966) is a Latin American singer. His best known songs are "Espero a mi chica" and "Vuelva, mi amor". His first single released made a minor impact on the music industry. His second single however, was a chart topper. As one of the prospective great Latin American s..
Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci
Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci (1952 – April 15, 1986) born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, was an F-111F pilot in the United States Air Force. He was killed during Operation El Dorado Canyon, the April 15, 1986 U.S. air raid on Libya. Major Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci (1952-1986) ..
Fernando Lamas
Fernando Alvaro Lamas (January 9, 1916 – October 8, 1982) was an Argentine actor and director. Lamas was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. By 1942, he was an established movie star in Argentina. In 1951, he signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and went to the United States to play "Latin Lov..
Fernando Lanhas
Fernando Lanhas (born 1923) is a Portuguese painter and architect. He studyed architecture, but become known as the leading name in portuguese abstract painting. He started to paint in 1944, influenced by music, astronomy and the international abstract movement. Since then, he's been one of the most..
Fernando Lázaro Carreter
Fernando Lázaro Carreter (Zaragoza, April 13, 1923 — March 4, 2004, in Madrid) was a Spanish linguist, journalist and literary critic who worked to improve the way the Spanish language is spoken and written, who penned the hugely popular 1997 book El Dardo en la Palabra (The Dart in the Word), a ..
Fernando León y Castillo
Fernando León y Castillo (Telde, Canary Islands, 1842 - Biarritz, France, 1918) was a Spanish politician and a diplomat, he decided on an intervention of Spain and North Africa. He went to Madrid and collaborated in liberal publications in the late years of Isabella II. From the Revolution of 186..
Fernando Llort
Fernando Llort Choussy (San Salvador, El Salvador April 7th, 1949 to present)is a Salvadoran artist of international recognition. He is known for teaching and inspiring the small town of La Palma in the state of Chalatenango how to make a living through art. His style is colorful and many times chi..
Fernando Lopes (filmmaker)
You may be looking for Fernão Lopez, the Portuguese chronist or Fernão Lopez, the first inhabitant of Saint Helena. Fernando Lopes is a Portuguese film director born in 1935. ..
Fernando Lopes Graça
Fernando Lopes Graça (Tomar, 17 December1906-1994) was a Portuguese composer, certainly the greatest name in Portuguese music of the 20th century, both as a contemporary music composer as a musicologist. His major influences came from Portuguese popular music, that he studied, continuing the work o..
Fernando López
Fernando López. Fernando López (April 13, 1904—May 26, 1993) was a Filipino statesman. A member of the influential López Family of Iloilo, Fernando López served as Vice President for three terms, under President Elpidio Quirino (1949—1953) for the Liberals and Ferdinand Marcos (..
Fernando Luis Garcia
redirect[[Template:Portal]]PFC Fernando Luis Garcia (October 14, 1929 – September 5, 1952), born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, was a member of the United States Marines and the first Puerto Rican who was awarded the Medal of Honor. Garcia went to grade and high school in his native hometown, Utuad..
Fernando Luján
Fernando Luján (born Fernando Ciangherotti Soler on August 23, 1938) is a Mexican actor, born in Mexico City, Mexico. His father; Alejandro Ciangherotti, brother Alejandro Ciangherotti, Jr., wife Martha Mariana Castro and son Fernando Ciangherotti are also actors. He is not related to actress Dan..
Fernando Luna
Fernando Luna (born April 24, 1958 in Ciudad Real) is a former tennis player from Spain, who didn't win a single title during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 14, 1984, when he became the number 33 of the world. External links [Profile at ..
Fernando Lunar
Fernando José Lunar [loo-NAR] (born May 25, 1977 in Cantaura, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela), is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Atlanta Braves (2000) and Baltimore Orioles (2000-02). He batted and threw right-handed. In a three-year career, Lunar was a .224 hitte..
Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamente y Rueda
Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamente y Rueda served as Spanish Governor-General in the Philippines. Killed by a mob of friars in 1719. Jose Rizal's famous work Noli me Tangere mentions him, and the Ayala Museum has a display showing his murder. ..
Fernando Margáin
Fernando Margáin Berlanga is a Mexican politician from the State of Nuevo León affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN) who has served in the upper house of the Mexican Congress. Margáin served as municipal president (mayor) of San Pedro from 1994 to 1997. Later, from 1997 to 1999, he serve..
Fernando María Guerrero
Fernando María Guerrero (1873-1929) is one of the most outstanding Filipino poet, journalist, politician, lawyer, polyglot and educator during the Philippine's golden era of Spanish literature, a period ranging from 1890 to the outbreak of World War II. Biography Guerrero wrote during the years ..
Fernando Marques
Jose Fernando Marqués Martín aka Marques (born 4 December 1984 in Madrid, Community of Madrid) is Spanish football player who currently plays for Atlético de Madrid of the Spanish La Liga. His usual demarcation is Midfielder. Teams 2001-2002: Rayo Vallecano B2002-2004: Rayo Vallecano2004-2005: R..
Fernando Martín Álvarez
Fernando Martín Álvarez (born May 30, 1947 in Trigueros del Valle near Valladolid) was president of Real Madrid of the Spanish La Liga, replacing Florentino Pérez who resigned February 27, 2006, until he unexpectedly himself resigned on 26 April 2006 when only one of the 16-member board supported..
Fernando Martín Espina
Fernando Martín Espina (15 March 1962 in Madrid — 3 December 1989 in Madrid) is considered one of the best Spanish basketball players ever. He was 2,05 m tall, and used to play as center. He was considered a talented, courageous and naturally complete athlete, not devoid of skills. He play..
Fernando Matthei
General Fernando Matthei Aubel represented the Air Force in the junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990 after Gustavo Leigh was dismissed on 1978. Before he became a junta member, Matthei was the Minister of Health. Matthei was part of the junta from 1977 to 1989. In September, 2005, Matthei admit..
Fernando Meira
Fernando Meira (born 5 June 1978 in Guimarães), pron. IPA: [fɨɾ'nɐ̃ðu 'mɐiɾɐ], is a Portuguese football player. He has won numerous caps for the Portugal national football team before establishing himself as a regular in the national side's defence. After being left out of the sq..
Fernando Meirelles
Fernando Meirelles, born in November 9th, 1955, is an Oscar-nominated film director from São Paulo, Brazil. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Directing in 2004 for his direction of the Brazilian film City of God, which was released in 2002 and received an American release in 2003 by Miram..
Fernando Meligeni
Fernando Ariel Meligeni (born on April 12, 1971), nicknamed Fino (portuguese for thin) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. Meligeni was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but moved with his family to Sao Paulo, Brazil, when he was four years old. As a junior, won the traditional Oran..
Fernando Mezzasoma
Fernando Mazzasoma (August 3 1907—April 28 1945) was an Italian fascist journalist and political figure. Biography Mezzasoma was born in Rome, the son of middle-class Perugians; from his late teens he showed himself to be a passionate supporter of Benito Mussolini. Mezzasoma had to contribu..
Fernando Miguel Fernández Escribano
Fernando Miguel Fernández Escribano known as Fernando or Fernando Fernández (born 2 June 1979 in Málaga) is a Spanish football midfielder. Teams and clubs 1997-1999: Real Madrid C1999-2000: Real Madrid B and Real Madrid2000-2002: Real Valladolid on loan from Madrid2002-present: Real Betis Exter..
Fernando Morientes
Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5 1976 in Cáceres, Spain) is a footballer who plays for Valencia. He is married to Victoria and has two children, Fernandito and Lucía. Contents 1 Career2 Statistics3 Career Honours3.1 Honours As Player3.1.1 Real Madrid3.1.2&n..
Fernando Nielsen
[link] Birthdate: 1979? Birth location: Budapest, Hungary Birth name: unknown Date of death: Penis size: 7?" Height: 6' 0" Weight: 225 Eye color: Green Hair color: Blond Ethnicity: Hungarian Alias(es): Attila Kialt, Ken Izmos Website: Fernando Nielsen ..
Fernando Nieve
Fernando Alexis Nieve [ne-AY-vay] (born July 15, 1982 in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Houston Astros. Nieve bats and throws right handed. He made his debut on April 4, 2006. See also List of players from Venezuela in MLB External lin..
Fernando Nogueira
Joaquim Fernando Nogueira (born 1950) is a Portuguese politician. He was during Aníbal Cavaco Silva governments, Minister of the Parliamentary Affairs (1985-1987), Justice (1987-1990) and National Defense (1990-1995). He was usually seen as the number 2 of the Social-Democratic Party. In 19 Februar..
Fernando Olivera
Fernando Olivera Vega is a Peruvian politician and leader of Independent Moralizing Front (FIM), a Peruvian political party. Fernando Olivera (also known as Popy, after a popular 80's clown) gained some support after the fall of the Fujimori government as an anti-corruption figure, having made secre..
Fernando Ortega
Fernando Ortega is a singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. He is noted for his interpretations of traditional hymns and songs, such as "Give Me Jesus", "Be Thou My Vision", and many others, but also for writing clear and accessible songs, such as "This Good Day". Contents 1 Dis..
Fernando Ortiz
Fernando Ortiz (1881 - 1969) (Fernando Ortíz Fernández, in Cuba) was a Cuban ethnomusicologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects of indigenous Cuban culture. Disillusioned with politics in the 'Pseudo-..
Fernando Ortiz Arana
Fernando Ortiz Arana (b. October 26, 1944 in Santiago de Querétaro) is a Mexican politician and long serving legislator affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Ortiz Arana is the son of José Ortiz Antañana, a real estate agent, and Virginia Arana Morán. He graduated from the ..
Fernando Pedichini
Fernando Pedichini is an Italian astronomer. He co-discovered asteroid (21291) 1996 VG6 with Andrea Boattini. ..
Fernando Pereira
See also Fernando "Cobo" Pereira for the officer of São Tomé and Príncipe. ''[Fernando Pereira] is also a well known computer science researcher in artificial intelligence at the [University of Pennsylvania.] Fernando Pereira (1950–July 10, 1985) was a freelance Dutch p..
Fernando Pérez
Biography Fernando Pérez is a Cuban film director, and has been described as one of the most important film directors currently working in Cuba. Pérez graduated from Language and Spanish Literature at the University of Havana, and began working in the Cuban Film industry in 1971 as an assistant..
Fernando Pessa
Fernando Pessa (April 15, 1902-April 29, 2002) was a Portuguese journalist and reporter. Early in 2002, Pessa was hailed as the world's oldest journalist. He joined Portugal's state radio in 1934, and covered World War II for BBC radio, for which he was subsequently appointed an Officer of the Orde..
Fernando Pessoa
This article may be excessively or inappropriately using first or second person, contrary to the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the [talk page]. See Wikipedia's [Guide to writing better articlesguide to writing..
Fernando Peyroteo
Fernando Baptista de Seixas Peyroteo (born March 10, 1918 in Humpata, Angola – died November 28, 1978) was a Portuguese footballer. He was a leading man as a forward both for the National team as for the Sporting, were he was a member of the legendary wing of the "Cinco Violinos" ("Five Violin..
Fernando Pisani
Fernando Pisani (born 27 December, 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey winger. Playing career After a brief Alberta Junior Hockey League career with the St. Albert Saints, Pisani played four years for Providence College. Following his time with Providence, the Oilers signed Pis..
Fernando Platas
Men’s Diving Silver 2000 3m Springboard Fernando Fabricio Platas Álvarez (born March 16, 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican diver. He began diving since he was a young boy. In 1990 he won in Germany two tests of 2 and 10 metres, and in that same year he won three gold medals in the C..
Fernando Po
Fernando Po may mean: Fernando Po (island)Fernando Po (person)Fernando Po (village in Portugal) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the inte..
Fernando Poe
There have been two prominent people known as Fernando Poe. Fernando Poe, Sr., a famous Filipino actor.Fernando Poe, Jr., son of Poe, Sr., also a famous actor and a former candidate for President of the Philippines. There is also an island of the coast of Africa, presently called Bioko, that was onc..
Fernando Poe, Jr.
Fernando Poe, Jr. (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), formally known as Ronald Allan Kelley-Poe and colloquially known as FPJ and Da King, was a Philippines actor and later politician, having run an unsuccessful bid for President of the Philippines in the 2004 presidential election losing t..
Fernando Poe, Sr.
--> Fernando Poe, Sr. was a famous actor during the early cinema era in the Philippines. He was the father of the late Fernando Poe, Jr., who was an iconic and hugely popular actor, who also ran in the 2004 Philippine presidential election. He directed the first Darna film in 1951 before he died i..
Fernando Póo
Fernando Póo may mean: Fernando Póo (island)Fernando Póo (person) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Fernando Prestes
Fernando Prestes is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [21°15′52″S, 48°41′07″W]. The population in 2004 is 5,567 and the area is 170.63 km² The elevation is 545 m. ..
Fernando Previtali
Fernando Previtali (born 16 February 1907 Adria, Italy, died 1 August 1985 in Rome) was an Italian composer and conductor. External links [Biography][Biography (in Italian)] |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Fernando Primo de Rivera
Fernando Primo de Rivera, (1831-1921), was a Spanish politician and soldier. He served in several wars, including the 1848 and 1866 Madrid insurrections and the second Carlista War. When forces under his command in the second Carlista War captured Estella, he was named Marquess of Estella. Promoted..
Fernando Quejas
Fernando Quejas (1922 in Cape Verde - October 28, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal was a singer and a songwriter of Cape Verde. Biography Quejas in 1947 left for Portugal from Africa. In the 1950s, he published under the Portuguese Label "Alvorado" with 22 albums. In the 1960s and the 1970s did numerous..
Fernando Quevedo
Fernando de la Trinidad Quevedo Rodriguez is a Guatemalan physicist. He is Professor of Supersymmetry and extra dimensions at the DAMTP University of Cambridge and teaching fellow at the Gonville and Caius College. He obtained his B.Sc. in Physics from the [Universidad del Valle de Guatemala&..
Fernando Quijano
Fernando Quijano (1805 - 1871) was an Uruguayan songwriter. He co-composed the Uruguayan national anthem (which was adopted in 1845) with Francisco Deballi. ..
Fernando Rech
Fernando Rech (born March 13, 1974 in Caxias do Sul, Brazil) is a Brazilian football (soccer) player. He can play either as a striker or an attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Adelaide United in the newly formed Hyundai A-League. ..
Fernando Redondo
Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (born July 6, 1969 in Adrogué, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine professional football player. He was a defensive midfielder of outstanding skill and culture. He he was a member of the Argentina national football team and played for the clubs Argentinos Juniors (1987-..
Fernando Rees
Fernando Rees (born: January 4, 1985 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian race driver. He started his career in motor racing at age 8, and today is competing in the World Series by Renault championship, after 12 years of racing experience. In a recent test (March 20, 2006), in the Italian circu..
Fernando Remacha
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Fernado Remacha Villar (b...
Fernando Rey
Fernando Casado D'Arambillet, known as Fernando Rey, (September 20 1917 - March 9 1994) was a Spanish film actor famous in both Europe and the United States. Rey was born in A Coruña, Spain, then known as La Coruña, the son of Colonel Casado Veiga. He studied architecture, but then the Spanish..
Fernando Ribas Dominicci Airport
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Fernando Ribeiro
Fernando (M) Ribeiro (b. 1962, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian artist, designer, photographer, geographer and professor. He is the fourth son of artists Beatriz and Milton Ribeiro, and lives and works in Brasilia, capital city of Brazil. Fernando Ribeiro became known worldwide when BBC News pub..
Fernando Ricksen
Fernando Ricksen (born July 20 1976) is a Dutch defender/Midfielder who currently plays for Rangers. He joined the club as a right-back but more recently plays on the right side of midfield or as a central holding player. He has won 8 caps for The Netherlands. Ricksen formerly of Fortuna Sittard..
Fernando Rifan
Fernando Arêas Rifan is a Traditionalist Roman Catholic bishop, and Apostolic Administrator of the old-rite Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney in the diocese of Campos, Brazil. Bishop Rifan became coadjutor bishop of bishop Licínio Rangel in 2002 and, as such, succeeded ..
Fernando Rivera Intermediate School
Fernando Rivera Intermediate School is part of Jefferson Elementary School District. it is located on 1255 Southgate Avenue Daly City, CA, 94015. History Fernando Rivera School was founded in 1974. External Links Fernando Rivera Intermediate School Website [link] An editor has express..
Fernando Rodney
Fernando Rodney Detroit Tigers — No. 56 Setup Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right MLB debut May 4, 2002 for the Detroit Tigers Selected MLB statistics (through 2005) Win-loss    4-9 Strikeouts    92 Earned run average    4.55..
Fernando Romeo Lucas García
Fernando Romeo Lucas García (b. San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, 4 July 1924 – d. Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, 27 May 2006) was the President of Guatemala from 1 July 1978 to 23 March 1982. Although he was democratically elected, during General Lucas García's regime political repression and as..
Fernando Romero
Fernando Romero is a Mexican Architect. He was born in Mexico City in 1971 and graduated in 1995 at Universidad Iberoamericana. He was president of the student society in 1994. Worked with OMA, with Rem Koolhaas in Rotterdam, Holland from 1997-2000. In 1999 as head project leader he designed the wi..
Fernando Rosas
Fernando Rosas is a Portuguese academic and politician. Early life and education Rosas was born on the April 18, 1946. He studied at the Pedro Nunes high school, and in 1961, he joined the school's Portuguese Communist Party organization, a party for which he was later a [[wiktionary:militant|mi..
Fernando Rubén Gago
Fernando Rubén Gago (born April 10 1986 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian football midfielder, who plays for first division Boca Juniors. Gago, who came from the youth divisions of the club, made his professional debut with Boca in the 1–0 victory over Quilmes, on December 5 2004 age..
Fernando Sabino
Fernando Sabino (October 12 1923 - October 11 2004) was a Brazilian writer and journalist. Fernando Sabino was born on October 12th, the Brazilian Children’s Day, in 1923, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived until he was twenty, when he moved hanged to Rio de Janeiro. Sabino was t..
Fernando Sanchez
Fernando Sanchez (August 9, 1935-June 28, 2006) was a Spanish fashion designer. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, he moved to Paris at age 17 and attended the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture. A classmate of Yves Saint Laurent, Sanchez worked as his design assistant. In 1960, inspired by the ..
Fernando Sánchez de Tovar
Fernando (or Fernán) Sánchez de Tovar († Lisbon, 1384) was a Spanish (Castilian) soldier and admiral of the Middle Ages. Sánchez de Tovar was the Adelantado Mayor of Peter I of Castile at the start of the First Castilian Civil War, but in 1366 he betraied the king and delivered the city of Cal..
Fernando Sancho
Fernando Sancho Fernando Sancho (born January 7, 1916; died July 31, 1990) was a Spanish actor. Sancho was born in Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain, and died in Madrid after surgery. He was often typecast as a Mexican bandit in paella and spaghetti westerns, several of which were directed or produced..
Fernando Santos
Fernando Manuel Costa Santos is a Portuguese football manager, born 19th October 1954 in Lisbon, Portugal. Contents 0.1 Player0.2 Coach1 Career as a player2 Career as a coach3 Τitles won Player He started his career as a footballer in 1972, initially playing for SL Benf..
Fernando Savater
Fernando Fernández-Savater Martín (San Sebastián, 1947-). Spanish philosopher and essayist, most famous for his popular books on ethics and his newspaper articles. He was Ethics professor at the University of the Basque Country for over a decade. Presently he is Philosophy professor at the Comp..
Fernando Scherer
Bronze medal 1996Atlanta Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle Bronze medal 2000Sydney Swimming Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Fernando de Queiroz Scherer (born October 6, 1974 in Florianópolis) is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 metres freesty..
Fernando Solanas
Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas (b. 16 February 1936, Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and politician. His films include El Viaje (1992), Tangos... El Exilio de Gardel (1985) and Sur (1988). Solanas studied theatre, music and law. In 1962, he directed hi..
Fernando Solis
Fernando Solis Lara is a professional radio and TV host, born in Valdivia, Chile. Internationally recognized for his work during more than 20 years in radio and television, Fernando is the official voice of Canal 7 in Chile, TVN. He is also the voice of Sr. Manquera in the popular children's progra..
Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor Fernando Sor (baptized Joseph Fernando Macari Sors or José Fernando Macarurio Sors February 14, 1778 – July 10, 1839) was a Spanish guitarist and composer, born in Barcelona. He is known sometimes as the 'Beethoven of the Guitar' in Spain. Contents 1 Biography2&nbs..
Fernando Sorrentino
Fernando Sorrentino is an Argentinean writer born in Buenos Aires on November 8th, 1942. His works have been translated into English, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Bulgarian, Chinese, Vietnamese and Tamil. Contents 1 Works2 Short stories3 Longer W..
Fernando Suarez del Solar
Fernando Suarez del Solar is a peace activist based in Escondido, California. On March 27, 2003, Fernando lost his son Jesus Suarez del Solar when he stepped on a US cluster bomb while fighting in Iraq. Since then, Fernando has been traveling around the country speaking out against the invasion a..
Fernando Sucre
Prison Break character Fernando Sucre Role Prisoner Current Status Escaped from Fox River First appearance Season 1 Ep. 1 Last appearance ---- Episode count 22 Portrayed by Amaury Nolasco Fernando Sucre, played by Amaury Nolasco, is a fictional character from Fox television..
Fernando Sylvan
Fernando Sylvan (Díli, 1917- Cascais, 1993) was a poet and a writer from East Timor. He spent almost all his life in Portugal, where he eventually died. The distance between Portugal and Timor didn't prevent him writing about the traditions, the legends and the foklore of his homeland. He is cons..
Fernando Tambroni
Ferdinando Tambroni (right) with Giulio Andreotti. Fernando Tambroni Armaroli (december 15, 1882 – Rome February 18, 1963) was an Italian politician of the Christian Democratic Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy briefly in 1960, and is best remembered for the riots which resulted from th..
Fernando Tatis
Fernando Tatis, Jr. (born January 1 1975 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers (1997-1998[start]), St. Louis Cardinals (1998[end]-2000) and Montreal Expos (2001-2003). He batted and threw ri..
Fernando Tejero
Fernando Tejero (born February 24, 1967) is a Spanish actor who was born Bilbao but only days later moved to Córdoba, Andalucía, where he spent his childhood and adolesence. Since he was very young, Tejero knew he wanted to be an actor. However his father wanted Tejero to become a bullfighter..
Fernando Torres
Fernando José Torres Sanz (born 20 March, 1984) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Atlético de Madrid. Contents 1 Biography2 Transfer Speculation2.1 2006 World Cup3 Trivia4 External links Biography Torres was born in Madrid, Spain and grew up in the F..
Fernando Valenzuela
Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (b. November 1, 1960) was a star left-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team during the 1980s, and one of the few players from Mexico to achieve baseball superstardom in recent years. Valenzuela was born in Navojoa, Mexico sometime betwe..
Fernando Vallejo
Fernando Vallejo (born 1942) is a Colombian author and film director. He was born in Medellín, where he also was raised, and then studied cinema in Italy. He has been living in Mexico since 1971. Despite time spent in other locales, like Europe and the U.S.A., all of his novels take place in Colom..
Fernando Vargas
Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977) is a boxer from Oxnard, California and a two-time world champion. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior". Vargas has benefited from an exceptionally distinguished corner team. He was formerly trained by International Boxing Hall Of Fame mem..
Fernando Vazquez
Fernando Vazquez was a Catholic theologian of the sixteenth century. He is referred to by Hugo Grotius in chapter XXV of his work On the Law of War and Peace. ..
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. The only son of Jose and Olga and the older brother of Sara and Ana, Fernando started playing tennis at the age of 5 and got a full-time coach when he was 8. He turned professional in 2001, finishing as ..
Fernando Vicente
Fernando Vicente Fibla (born March 8, 1977 in Benicarló) is a tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996. The righthander won four singles (1999, Meran-Merano, 2000, Casablanca, 2001, Bogotá and 2006, Bermuda) and one doubles title (2004, Casablanca) so far. He reached his highest s..
Fernando Villalona
Fernando Villalona (Born Ramon Fernando Villalona Evora On May 7, 1955) is a Dominican merengue singer whose popularity started to grow in the early 1980s and has not declined ever since. Oddly enough Fernando has hardly gained any popularity outside of the Dominican Republic but is relatively know..
Fernando Viña
Position Second Base Team Free agent (none) Years of Experience 12 years Age 37 Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 170 lb (77 kg) Bats Left Throws Right College Arizona State 2005 Salary ,000,000 Place of Birth Sacramento, California Selection 9th round a..
Fernando Wagner
Fernando Wagner (b. 1905 in Göttingen, Germany – d. 1973 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a Mexican actor and film director. One of his most memorable roles was in the film La perla. External link ..
Fernando Wood
Fernando Wood Fernando Wood (June 14, 1812–February 14, 1881) is famous for being one of the most colorful mayors in the history of New York City. Wood was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and moved to New York City, where he became a successful shipping merchant. He was chairman of ..
Fernando Zóbel
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Fernando Zóbel de Ayala, bor..
Fernando Zylberberg
Fernando Zylberberg (born June 30, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 1997, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a short spell at Dutch club Hurley, he plays cl..
Fernandus Payne
Fernandus Payne (February 13 1881 - October 13 1977) was an American zoologist, geneticist and educator. Panye was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. He received a B.Sc. from Valparaiso University in 1901 and a B.A. from Indiana University in 1905, and a M.A. in 1906. He undertook graduate studies at Co..
Fernand Auberjonois
Fernand Auberjonois (September 25 1910, Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Switzerland - August 27 2004, Cork, Ireland) was a highly respected journalist who worked as the foreign correspondent of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Toledo Blade. Throughout most of the Cold War, Auberjonois was one of the mos..
Fernand Backes
Fernand Backes (born January 30, 1932) is a former boxer from Luxembourg. Backes was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. After a bye in the first round of the light-welterweight division, he was eliminated in the second round by Belgian Jean-Louis Pater..
Fernand Baldet
Fernand Baldet (March 16,1885 – November 8,1964) was a French astronomer. He worked with Count Aymar de la Baume Pluvinel observing Mars from the newly built observatory on Pic du Midi in 1909. The resulting photographs were so sharp, that they were able to disprove Percival Lowell's claim of..
Fernand Boden
Fernand Boden (born September 13, 1943 in Iechternach) is a politician from Luxembourg. He studied Mathematics and Physics at the University of Liège. Between 1966 and 1978 he taught at Iechternach grammar school. He became a cabinet minister in 1979, and is the minister who has served the longest..
Fernand Boone
Fernand Boone was a Belgian football goalkeeper who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1967 while at Club Brugge. He played 8 times for the national team between 1967 and 1968, starting in a 1-0 friendly win against the Netherlands on April 16, 1967. He was considered as the substitute for the Standar..
Fernand Bouisson
Fernand Bouisson, French politician Fernand Bouisson (1874-1959) was a French politician of the Third Republic, who served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1927 to 1936 and briefly as Prime Minister in 1935. Bouisson's Ministry, ..
Fernand Braudel
Fernand Braudel Fernand Braudel (August 24 1902–November 27 1985) was a French historian. He revolutionized the 20th century study of his discipline by considering the effects of economics and geography on global history. He was a prominent member of the Annales School of historiography,..
Fernand Braudel Center
The Fernand Braudel Center for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems, and Civilizations at Binghamton University, State University of New York was founded in September 1976 and serves as one of the preeminent centers for advanced study of systemic history and historiography in the US. It is nam..
Fernand Brunner
For other people of the same name, see Brunner. Fernand Brunner (born 1920 - died 1991) was a Swiss philosopher. After studying in Lausanne and in Paris, became a professor at the University of Neuchâtel. He united philosophical introspection with the study of the History of Philosophy in a pers..
Fernand Choquette
Fernand Choquette CC (October 27, 1895 - January 17, 1975) was a Canadian Quebec MNA and judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal from 1956 until 1970. Born in Montmagny, Quebec, the son of Philippe-Auguste Choquette and Marie Bender, he received a B.A. in 1915 and a LL.B in 1918 from Université Laval...
Fernand Ciatti
Fernand Ciatti (born March 27, 1912; died ??) was a boxer from Luxembourg. Ciatti was member of the Luxembourgish Olympic team at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He got eliminated in the first round of the flyweight division on points by Danish K. Frederiksen. External links [Association..
Fernand Cormon
Fernand Cormon (1845-1924) was a French painter born in Paris. He became a pupil of Cabanel, Fromentin and Portaels, and one of the leading historical painters of modern France. At an early age he attracted attention by the better class of sensationalism in his art, although for a time his powerfu..
Fernand de Brinon
Fernand de Brinon (born August 26, 1885 - died April 15, 1947) was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. Born into a wealthy family in the city of Libourne in the Gironde département, the aristocratic Marquis Fernand de Br..
Fernand Fonssagrives
Fernand Fonssagrives (June 8, 1910 - April 23, 2003) born near Paris, France he was a photographer known for his 'beauty photography' in the early 1940s. He was the first husband of the legendary model Lisa Fonssagrives. His later pictures of female nudes with patterns of light on their skin. He wa..
Fernand Halphen
Fernand Gustave Halphen (born February 18, 1872, Paris - May 16, 1917) was the French Jewish composer. Fernand Halphen was the son of Georges Halphen, a diamond merchant, and of Henriette Antonia Stern (died in 1905), who was from a family of bankers. From the age of ten, he studied under the di..
Fernand Khnopff
Fernand Edmond Jean Marie Khnopff (September 12, 1858 - November 12, 1921) was a Belgian symbolist painter. He was raised in Bruges and went to law school in Brussels. He quickly dropped out and enrolled in l'academie des beaux art; Xavier Mellery was his main tutor. During a trip to Paris in 1877 ..
Fernand Labrie
Fernand Labrie (born 28 June 1937) is a Canadian medical researcher who specializes in endocrinological research and prostate cancer research. Born in Quebec City, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1957 from the Séminaire de Québec. He received his Doctor of Medicine in 1962 and a Ph.D. in..
Fernand Lamaze
Fernand Lamaze (1891 - 1957) was a French obstetrician, most famous as the developer of the method of "natural childbirth" that bears his name. After visiting the Soviet Union in 1951, where he studied the techniques of Ivan Pavlov, Lamaze returned to France and developed a new approach to modern o..
Fernand Lataste
Fernand Lataste (1847-1934) was a French zoologist who for example named the fat-tailed gerbil (Pachyuromys duprasi) in 1880. ..
Fernand Leduc
Fernand Leduc (b. 4 June 1916 Viauville, Montréal, Québec) is a Canadian Québécois painter (abstract expression) who was a major figure in the Quebec contemporary art scene from 1940s to 1950s. During his 50 years' career Fernand Leduc has participated in many expositions in Canada, France and o..
Fernand Léger
Still Life with a Beer Mug, 1921. Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (February 4, 1881 - August 17, 1955) was a French artist. Born in the Argentan, Orne, Basse-Normandie Region of France, at age 19 Léger moved to the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris and supported himself as an architectural draftsman..
Fernand Legros
Fernand Legros (20th century) was an art dealer who, together with his lover Real Lessard, sold forgeries of Elmyr de Hory. Legros used to be a ballet dancer. After the World War II he moved from Cairo to Paris. He married an American woman probably just to gain US citizenship, because he was a ho..
Fernand Le Rachinel
Fernand Le Rachinel (born 4 June 1942 in Gourfaleur, Manche) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the north-west of France. He is a member of the Front National, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament. He sits on the European Parliament's Committee on T..
Fernand Ouellet
Fernand Ouellet, is a french-canadian(1926- ) author and educator, was educated at Laval University (PhD 1965). He taught at Laval University, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa (1961-1985) prior to joining the History Department at York University in 1986. Ouellet has been recognize..
Fernand Oury
Fernand Oury (1920 - 1997) was a pedagogue and creator of modern French schooling, recommending (and putting into practice) a "school of the people", where the children are no longer the passive ones "taught", but the people with a whole share in managing their training and the everyday life of thei..
Fernand Pelloutier
Fernand Pelloutier (1 October 1867 – 13 March 1901) was a French anarchist (anarcho-syndicalist). He was the leader of the Bourses du Travail, a major French trade union, from 1895 until his death in 1901. He was succeeded by Yvetot. In 1902, the Bourses du Travail merged with the Confédération..
Fernand Petzl
Fernand Petzl (1912 – 2003) was a world-renowned caver and manufacturer of outdoor equipment under the brand name Petzl. Petzl lived most of his life in the village of Saint-Ismier (near Grenoble), France at the foot of the mountain Dent De Crolles. He first went caving in Trou du Glaz in 1933, a..
Fernand Point
Fernand Point (1897 - 1955) was a French restaurateur and is considered to be the father of modern French cuisine. From his restaurant "La Pyramide" in an out-of-the-way town south of Lyon, he gained three Michelin stars and trained a generation of French master chefs: Paul Bocuse, Alain Chapel, Lo..
Fernand Rigaux
Fernand Rigaux was a Belgian astronomer. He observed at the Royal Observatory at Uccle, Belgium. In 1951, he co-discovered the periodic comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux with his colleague Sylvain Arend. He also discovered several asteroids. Asteroids discovered: 8 1292 Luce September 17, 1933 1378 Le..
Fernand Robichaud
Fernand Robichaud, PC (born December 2 1939) is a Canadian politician. Robichaud was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 election representing the riding of Westmoreland—Kent, New Brunswick. In the 1988 election, he was re-elected representing Beauséjour. In 1990, he..
Fernand Sardou
Fernand Sardou is a French singer. Sardou is the father of Michel Sardou, and he married Jackie Rollin (Jackie Sardou), an actress. His grandson, Romain Sardou, is an author. ..
Fernand Séguin
Fernand Séguin, CC (June 9, 1922 – June 19, 1988) was a Canadian biochemist, professor and host of science programs on radio and television. Honours In 1977 he was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science.In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was..
Fernand Verhaegen
Fernand Verhaegen (1883-1975) was a Belgian painter and etcher. He was born in Marchienne-au-Pont, near Charleroi. He took courses at the Academy for Fine Arts of Brussels from 1900 to 1906 and there became friends with Rik Wouters and Edgard Tytgat. After graduation he exhibited his works at many ..
Fernán Caballero
Fernán Caballero (24 December 1796 - 7 April 1877) was the pseudonym adopted from the name of a village in the province of Ciudad Real by the Spanish novelist Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl de Faber. Born at Morges in Switzerland, she was the daughter of Johan Nikolas Böhl von Faber, a Hamburg me..
Fernan Lake Village, Idaho
Fernan Lake Village is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. Geography Fernan Lake Village is located at [47°40′20″N, 116°44′52″W] (47.672122, -116.747683)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United Stat..
Fernan Perez de Oliva
Fernan Perez de Oliva (1492?–1530 or 1531) was a Spanish man of letters. He was born in Córdoba. After studying at Salamanca, Alcala, Paris and Rome, he was appointed rector at Salamanca, where he died in 1530. His Dialogo de la dignidad del hombre (1543), an unfinished work completed by Fra..
Fernan Vaz Lagoon
Fernan Vaz Lagoon is a large lagoon on the Atlantic coast of Gabon. It is named for Fernão Vaz, the first European to reach it, and is known its wildlife and for the church at Mission Saint Anne, built in 1889 by Gustav Eiffel. The main settlement on the lagoon’s shore is Omboué. ..
Fernão
Fernão is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [22°21′31″S, 49°31′15″W]. The population in 2004 is 1,299 and the area is 100.63 km² The elevation is 558 m. ..
Fernão de Noronha
Fernão de Noronha (15th century/16th century), Portuguese explorer, also known as Fernando de Noronha or even Fernão de Loronha. Explored the Atlantic Ocean, and modern historians attribute to him the discovery of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago in 1501-1502. One of his daughters, Isabel de Ca..
Fernão do Pó
Fernão do Pó (pron. IPA [fɨɾ'nɐ̃ũ du pɔ] also Fernão Pó, Fernando Pó, Fernando Póo) ((15th century)) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer of the West African coast. By tradition he is the discoverer, probably in 1472, of the island in the Gulf of Guinea which until recently..
Fernão Lopes
For the Portuguese soldier, see Fernão Lopez. Fernão Lopes (pron. IPA /fɨɾnɐ̃ũ lɔpɨʃ/; c. 1380–1459), was a Portuguese chronicler, appointed by King Edward I of Portugal. Fernão Lopes wrote the History of Portugal as it was known at the time. His writing was based on oral expression an..
Fernão Lopez
You may be looking for Fernão Lopes, the Portuguese chronist or Fernando Lopes, the Portuguese film director. Fernão Lopez (14??—1545) was the first known permanent inhabitant of the remote island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean, an island that later became famous as the site of Nap..
Fernão Mendes Pinto
Fernão Mendes Pinto Fernão Mendes Pinto (pron. IPA fɨɾ.'nɐ̃w̃ mẽ.d(ɨ)ʃ 'pĩ.tu, Old Portuguese: Fernam Mendez Pinto) (1509? – 1583) was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His exploits are known through the posthumous publication of his memoir Pilgrimage (Portuguese: Peregri..
Fernão Pires de Andrade
Captain Fernão Pires de Andrade (also spelled as Fernão Perez de Andrade) was a Portuguese merchant and official under the explorer and Malacca governor Alfonso d'Albuquerque. His encounter with Chinese Ming Dynasty marked the start of European connection to China in near-modern times. He was refe..
Fernbank Forest
Fernbank Forest is a 65-acre (25 hectares) mature mixed forest located at the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, Georgia. It has one of the few remnants of original forest vegetation in the Georgia Piedmont; as such, it has been extensively studied by scientists. Large specimens of white oak and tu..
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
The Fernbank Museum of Natural History offers many public programs meant to entertain as well as educate (see edutainment), promote an understanding of science and technology, and communicate to everyone the harmony and order of the natural world. Fernbank contains hundreds of exhibits, including d..
Fernbank Observatory
Fernbank Observatory OrganizationFernbank Science Center LocationDecatur, Georgia Coordinates[33°46′44″N, 84°19′5″W] Altitude± 323 meters (1060 feet) Webpage[Fernbank Observatory] Telescopes Cassegrain reflector optical0.9 meter parabolic dish radio3.0 meters..
Fernbank Science Center
The Fernbank Science Center is a museum, classroom, and woodland complex located northeast of Atlanta, Georgia. The Fernbank Science Center is owned and operated by DeKalb County School System. The nearby Fernbank Museum of Natural History is a private non-profit organization that is separate from,..
Fernberg Road
The Fernberg Road, also known as St. Louis County Road 18, runs east from Winton and Ely to the Lake One landing, providing access to many other BWCAW entry points. The road is two lanes. It runs primarily through the Superior National Forest. Views are afforded of several lakes and bogs, though th..
Fernbird
The Fernbird or Matata (Megalurus punctatus) is an insectivorous bird endemic to New Zealand. It is a rich brown above and white below, with brown spots on both the throat and breast. The tail feathers are thin, dark brown, and spine-like. The birds reach a length of 18 cm (7 in). The Fernbird i..
Ferncliff, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Ferncliff is a community of Bainbridge Island, Washington. It is located on the eastern side of the island, along the north end of Ferncliff Avenue Northeast. The generally accepted town centre is the three-way intersection of Ferncliff Avenue NE, NE Casey Street, and Grand Avenue NE. See also Li..
Ferncliff Cemetery
The main gates at Ferncliff Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum is located on Secor Road in the hamlet of Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, about 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. It was founded in 1903, and is non-sectarian. Notable burials Aaliyah (1979-2001), singer, actressHarold..
Ferndale
Ferndale is the name of several places in the United States of America: Ferndale, CaliforniaFerndale, FloridaFerndale, MarylandFerndale, MichiganFerndale, PennsylvaniaFerndale, Washington There is also Fairview-Ferndale, Pennsylvania. In Canada: Ferndale, Bruce County, OntarioFerndale, Muskoka D..
Ferndale, Bruce County, Ontario
Ferndale is a hamlet in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Ferndale is west of Lion's Head on Bruce Road 9, halfway between Owen Sound and Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula on Highway 6. ..
Ferndale, California
Ferndale is a city in Humboldt County, California, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2000 census. Ferndale is known for well-preserved Victorian buildings. In fact, the complete town is California Historical Landmark No. 883 [link], in part due to the Victorian structures, a..
Ferndale, Florida
Ferndale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census. Geography Ferndale is located at [28°37′10″N, 81°42′11″W] (28.619342, -81.702935)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United State..
Ferndale, Gauteng
Ferndale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3 and Region 4. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeau..
Ferndale, Maryland
Ferndale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 16,056. Geography Ferndale is located at [39°11′17″N, 76°38′9″W] (39.188065, -76.635810)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Acc..
Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an inner-ring suburb of Detroit. In the 2000 census, the population was 22,105. Ferndale is primarily residential, with a small industrial sector featured in the southeast quadrant. Ferndale's thriving business district is a..
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
Ferndale is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,834 at the 2000 census. Geography Ferndale is located at [40°17′17″N, 78°55′5″W] (40.287974, -78.918091)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Burea..
Ferndale, Wales
Ferndale (Welsh: Glynrhedynog) is a small town located in the Rhondda Fach valley of the South Wales Valleys. Neighbouring villages are Maerdy and Tylorstown. The population of Ferndale is about 6000. Ferndale is perhaps most famous for being the birthplace of Welsh actor Stanley Baker. In Darran..
Ferndale, Washington
Ferndale is a city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 8,758 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Sister City5 External links History Ferndale was officially incorporated on March 19, 1907. It is so called because ..
Ferndale, Western Australia
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Ferndown
Ferndown Shopping precinct Ferndown is a small town in Dorset, England, lying north of Bournemouth and east of Wimborne Minster. The town has a population of 16,890 (2005). Like most of Dorset, it has a largely elderly population (41.4% are retired)[Census data]. On the outskirts..
Ferndown Locomotive
Ferndown Locomotive, originally named with the suffix "Touch and Dive", compete in the Bournemouth Sunday Football League - which is run and organised by the Bournemouth Football Assocation. The team began as a 5-a-side team, which then developed into an 11-a-side outfit. Players were gathered thro..
Fernelius (crater)
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Fernelmont
Fernelmont is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On January 1 2005 Fernelmont had a total population of 6,688. The total area is 65.61 km² which gives a population density of 101.94 inhabitants per km². ..
Fernery
A fernery is a specialized garden for the cultivation and display of ferns. A fernery at the Geelong Botanic Gardens, (1892-1902). In many countries ferneries are indoors or at least sheltered or kept in a shadehouse to provide a moist environment and filtered light. ..
Fernet Branca
Fernet Branca is a bitter, aromatic spirit made from over 40 herbs and spices, including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, aloe, and saffron, with a base of grape alcohol. The recipe is a secret, and was created by the young Maria Scala in 1845 in Milan as a medicine. Scala's name became Maria ..
Ferney, South Dakota
Ferney is an unincorporated community located in Brown County, South Dakota. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Ferney has been assigned the ZIP code of 57439. External links ..
Ferney-Voltaire
Ferney-Voltaire Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Gex Canton Ferney-Voltaire INSEE 01160 Postal Code 01210 MayorCurrent Term .2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude Latitude Altitudes..
Ferne Millen
Ferne Millen (b. 1978, Geelong, Australia) is a music and event photographer. She began photographing seriously at the age of 14, shooting with her first hand held Nikon Camera. Ferne's first exhibition was in 1994. A Slice of Life documented the life of people in the street in Geelong and Melbour..
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
FernGully: The Last Rainforest is an animated feature produced by 20th Century Fox and released on April 10, 1992. It is a film with an environmentalist theme. The film features the voice talents of Tim Curry as Hexxus, Robin Williams as Batty Koda, Samantha Mathis as Crysta, Christian Slater as Pi..
Fernhill
This article is about the Scottish residential district. For the Welsh village, see Fernhill, Wales Fernhill is a residential district in the Scottish town of Rutherglen in the south-west of the Glasgow urban area. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Built largely in the 1950s and 60s as a sl..
Fernhill, Wales
Fernhill is a village near Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. The village is served by Fernhill railway station on the Merthyr Line - Aberdare branch. External links [Fernhill residents] ..
Fernhill Branch
The Fernhill Branch is a railway line in Otago, New Zealand. It was opened in 1883 and a portion of it is technically still open today, but is disused. A significant amount of controversy surrounded the ownership status of the line in its early years. Contents 1 Construction and controvers..
Fernhill Cemetery
Fernhill Cemetery, originally known as the Rural Cemetery at the time it opened in 1848, is located at 200 Westmorland Road in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Renamed Fernhill in 1899, the 125 acre (0.5 km²) cemetery has a special section for veterans of both World War I and World War II, an..
Fernhill Handicap
The Fernhill Handicap is a mile (1600m) horse race for thoroughbred horses. It is held as part of the Golden Slipper Carnival in early April at Rosehill Racecourse. ..
Fernhill railway station
Fernhill railway station is a railway station serving the Village of Fernhill in the Cynon Valley, South Wales. It is located on the Aberdare branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales. External links [Train times] and [station information&..
Fernhurst
Fernhurst is a village and civil parish in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the A286 road Guildford to Chichester road, three miles (5km) south of Haslemere. The parish includes the settlements of Henley Common, Kingsley Green and Bell Vale. The village, on the Wea..
Fernico
Fernico is an alloy of Iron (Fer), Nickel (Ni) and Cobalt (Co). The abbreviations form the name which is (or was) a trademark. The alloy has the same linear coefficient of expansion of certain types of glass, and thus makes an ideal material for the lead out wires in light bulbs and thermionic v..
Fernie, British Columbia
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Ferniegair
Ferniegair is a small village between Hamilton and Larkhall in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is at the entrance to Chatelherault Country Park, which is why it's newly built railway station is named Chatelherault. ..
Fernieside
Fernieside is an area on the southern edge of Edinburgh, Scotland. ..
Fernie (electoral district)
Fernie was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Fernie in the southern Rockies. It made its first appearance on the hustings in the election of 1903. In a redistribution after the 1963 election the area covered by this ridi..
Fernie Alpine Resort
Fernie Alpine Resort ..
Fernie Flaman
Ferdinand Charles "Fernie" Flaman (born January 25, 1927 in Dysart, Saskatchewan) was a Canadian professional hockey defenseman who played for the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League, notable as a hardrock defensive defenseman and a consummate bodychecker. After bein..
Fernie Secondary School
Fernie Secondary School is a public high school in Fernie, British Columbia part of School District 5 Southeast Kootenay. School Reports - BC Ministry of Education [Class Size][Satisfaction Survey][School Performance][Skills Assessment] ..
Fernilee Reservoir
Fernilee Reservoir is located in the Peak District National Park, within the county of Derbyshire and very close to the boundary with Cheshire. The reservoir was the first of two reservoirs built in the Goyt Valley the other one being Errwood Reservoir. It was constructed by the Stockport Water Cor..