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Froude

American  
[frood] / frud /

noun

  1. James Anthony, 1818–94, English historian.


Froude British  
/ fruːd /

noun

  1. James Anthony . 1818–94, English historian; author of a controversial biography (1882–84) of Carlyle.

  2. his brother William . 1810–79, English civil engineer

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Colin Froude installed solar panels on his detached home in Salisbury, Wiltshire 11 years ago.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2022

World War One brought the first iteration of the cinema to a close, when later manager Horace Froude was conscripted.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2022

The 1885 account “The White and Pink Terraces of New Zealand” by historian James Anthony Froude gripped me for several reasons.

From Washington Post Jun. 25, 2020

Froude, time-honored authority, belittles him, insists sweepingly he solved no political problem at home or abroad.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Froude has taken little or no active part in English politics.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy

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