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Frederick William

noun

  1. the Great Elector, 1620–88, elector of Brandenburg who increased the power and importance of Prussia.

  2. 1882–1951, German general: crown prince of Germany 1888–1918 (son of William II of Germany).



Frederick William

noun

  1. called the Great Elector . 1620–88, elector of Brandenburg (1640–88)

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Prolific sculptor Frederick William Sievers shows a seated Maury enthroned like Zeus before a globe held aloft by swarming figures representing the forces of air and water.

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The couple, otherwise known as Thomas Ernest Boulton and Frederick William Park, appeared on the London stage — and often out and about in public — in snazzy women’s attire.

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Her father, Frederick William Green, known as Bill, was an officer in the Navy.

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Its first 200 cultures — including Private Cable’s — were deposited by Sir Frederick William Andrewes, a pathologist who studied dysentery throughout World War I.

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“Animals seem to have lost their fear and become familiar with man,” said Frederick William Beechey, an English captain.

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