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Mason, William

(Encyclopedia) Mason, William, 1724–97, English poet, editor, and cleric. His works include two plays, Elfrida (1752) and Caractacus (1759), based on classical dramas. He was a friend of Thomas Gray…

Joliot-Curie

(Encyclopedia) Joliot-CurieJoliot-Curiezhôlyōˈ-kürēˈ [key], French scientists who were husband and wife. Frédéric Joliot-CurieFrédéric Joliot-Curiefrādārēkˈ [key], 1900–1958, formerly Frédéric Joliot…

Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington studied art at Yale University, traveled to the newly expanding western part of the United States in the 1880s and ended up illustrating outdoor scenes for Harper's and Collier's…

Frederic Chopin

Name at birth: Frederic Francois ChopinFrederic Chopin was one of the great Romantic composers of the 19th century, known especially for his pieces for solo piano. Of French parents, Chopin was born…

Bastiat, Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Bastiat, FrédéricBastiat, Frédéricfrādārēkˈ bästyäˈ [key], 1801–50, French economist. In his Harmonies of Political Economy (1850, tr. 1860) he developed the classical theories of…

Oberlin, Jean Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Oberlin, Jean FrédéricOberlin, Jean FrédériczhäN frādārēkˈ ôbĕrlăNˈ [key], 1740–1826, Alsatian Lutheran clergyman. He was appointed in 1767 to a pastorate in Ban-de-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin…

Gerhardt, Charles Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Gerhardt, Charles FrédéricGerhardt, Charles Frédéricshärl frādārēkˈ zhārärˈ [key], 1816–56, French chemist, b. Strasbourg. He revived the theory of acid radicals, which he called the…

Amiel, Henri Frédéric

(Encyclopedia) Amiel, Henri FrédéricAmiel, Henri FrédéricäNrēˈ frādārēkˈ ämyĕlˈ [key], 1821–81, Swiss critic. He was unsuccessful and unnoticed during his life, but the posthumous publication of his…

Myers, Frederic William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Myers, Frederic William HenryMyers, Frederic William Henrymīˈərz [key], 1843–1901, English essayist and poet. His works include the poem St. Paul (1867) and Essays, Classical and…