Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. American novelist of US south. The Sound and the Fury 1929.

Faunus. Roman woodland deity. = Pan.

Fermat, Pierre de. 1601-65. French mathematician/jurist. Modern Number Theory. Last Theorem 1631: There does not exist xⁿ+yⁿ=zⁿ for n>2; x,y,z ε N. Proved by Wiles 1995.

Fermi, Enrico. 1901-54. Italian/US atomic physicist. Transuranic elements.

Fibonacci, Leonardo. 1170-1240. Pisa mathematician. Book of Abacus 1202. Fibonacci Numbers 1203. Practica Geometrica 1220.

Flamininus, Quinctus. c227-174BC. Roman General who def Philip V of Macedonia 197BC.

Fleming, Alexander. 1881-1955. Scottish doctor, dicoverer of penicillin 1928. Florey, Chain.

Florey, Howard. 1898-1968. British. Isolated Penicillin with Chain,1928. Fleming.

France, Anatole. 1844-1924. French short story writer. The Red Lily 1894.

Franconia. 843-. Nucleus of E Frankish kingdom. Duke = First elected German king Conrad I.

French, Daniel. 1850-1931. US sculptor. Lincoln’s Memorial 1922. Minuteman 1875.

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

Fry, Christopher. 1907-. English dramatist: Lady’s not for Burning 1948. Venus Observed. Ben Hur 1959.

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

Gabor, Dennis. 1900-79. Hungarian/English holograph inventor, 1947.

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

Gallienus, Publius. -268 Roman Emperor. 253-. Lost Gaul, eastern areas. Revolt of 30 Tyrants.

Galsworthy, John. 1867-1933. British writer. Forsythe Saga 1906-21.

Gambrinus. Legendary Flemish king, beer inventor.

Gauss, Karl. 1777-1855. German physicist, mathematician. Complex Numbers. Modern arithmetic 1801.

Gelasius I, St. Pope 492-6. Compiled first Missal. Hard line continued rift with Constantinople.

Gide, André. 1869-1951. French writer. The Counterfeiters 1926.

Globe Theatre. 1599-1644. Venue for Shakespeare’s plays, London.

Godoy, Manuel de. 1767-1851. Spanish Prime Minister 1792~1808. Battle of Trafalgar and Fontainebleau Treaty.

Goering, Hermann. 1893-1946. German WWI flying ace, Nazi Prime Minister. Gestapo. Condemned at Nuremberg. Suicide.

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