Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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Swiss author and dramatist (1921–1990)
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist.
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German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895)
Friedrich Engels
Friedrich Engels was a German philosopher, social and political theorist, and revolutionary socialist.
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German educator
Friedrich Fröbel
Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel or Froebel was a German pedagogue, a student of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, who laid the foundation for modern education based on the recognition that children have unique needs and capabilities.
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German poet
Friedrich Hölderlin
Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin was a German poet and philosopher.
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German economist
Friedrich List
Daniel Friedrich List was a German entrepreneur, diplomat, economist and political theorist who developed the nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States.
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German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)
Friedrich Max Müller
Friedrich Max Müller was a German-born British comparative philologist and Orientalist.
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German philosopher (1844-1900)
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career.
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German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian (1759–1805)
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German playwright, poet, philosopher and historian.
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