French West Africa. 1895-1958. Dahomey, Guinea, Mali, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Burkino Faso.

Friedman, Milton. 1912-. Monetarist economist. Demand is mainly a function of money supply. Keynes. Laissez-faire. Capitalism and Freedom 1962.

Friends, Society of. = Quakers.

Frisia. 530. Raided by Viking Hugleikr.

Froebel, Friedrich. 1782-1852. German kindergarten 1841. Creativity, personal development, social adjustment.

Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.

Fry, Elizabeth. 1780-1845. English Quaker prison reformer.

Fuchs, Klaus. 1911-88. German/British nuclear physicist. Communist spy 1943-50.

Fuller, R. Buckminster. 1895-1983. US engineer/philosopher. Geodesic Dome.

Fulvia. -40BC. Wife of Antony. Led revolt vs Octavian.

Funan Empire. 1-6C. Cambodia. Khmer.

Funk, Casimir. 1884-1967. Polish/US discoverer of vitamins.

Futurism. 1909-1915. Italian artistic movement founded by Marinetti. Glorified machine age, war and violence. Exemplified by simultaneity of images like strobe effect. Boccioni, Balla.

Gabriel. Archangel. God’s messenger. Made Annunciation to Mary, and revealed Koran to Muhammad.

Gaea. (Gaia) Earth itself as a Greek goddess.

Gaiseric. 390-477. Vandal and Alani King 428-. Conquered Roman Africa 429. Sacked Rome 455.

Galahad. Chaste Arthurian knight. Lancelot’s son. Holy Grail.

Galatia. 275BC Area of Turkey taken by Gauls. 189BC Romans conq.

Galbraith, John K. 1908-2006. Can/US Keynesian economist. Affluent Society 1958.

Galen. 129-c200. Greek doctor. Methods used 1000 years.

Galician Offensive. Kerensky Offensive.

Gallipoli. 1915-16. Unsuccessful Allied attempt to secure Dardanelles from Turkey. Churchill resigns as Lord of Admiralty.

Gambrinus. Legendary Flemish king, beer inventor.

Gandamak, Treaty. 1879. British pay Afghans and occupy Khyber Pass.

Garnerin, A-J. 1769-1823. French. First parachutist. Landed in Monceau park, Paris, 1797.

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