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Friedrich

American  
[free-drik, free-drikh] / ˈfri drɪk, ˈfri drɪx /

noun

  1. a male given name.


Friedrich British  
/ ˈfriːdrɪç /

noun

  1. Caspar David (ˈkaspar ˈdaːfɪt). 1774–1840, German romantic landscape painter, noted for his skill in rendering changing effects of light

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Camus’s thought was deeply influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, whom he quotes extensively in his notebooks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The season begins with a new production of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomedy “The Visit,” directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak and starring Jefferson Mays.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Earlier, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz implored Iran to "return to the negotiating table and stop holding the region and the world hostage", echoing calls from Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz drew the president’s ire after he said on Monday that the U.S. didn’t have an effective strategy to end the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The person who combined these two ideas was a student of Gauss’s: Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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